Re: [PLUG] Thinkpad T42 hard drive replacement

[Jonathan Simpson <jonathan@jdsnetwork.com>]

http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Problem_with_non-ThinkPad_hard_disks
read this first. T4x are particular about their drives due 
to the active protection system they implement. This shuts 
down the drive when a change in velocity is detected to 
attempt to prevent physical damage.  Doesn't always work, 
though, as you found out.

On 8/4/2011 6:08 PM, JP Vossen wrote:
> A friend asked me to look at a Thinkpad T42 she dropped
> which now hangs just before the WinXP login screen. It looks
> like the heads crashed when it hit the floor as a BartPE
> chkdsk finds tons of errors and claims to run out of disk
> space before it can fix them all.
>
> So replacing the disk then installing Ubuntu may be an
> option (so I'm marginally on-topic :), but before I do that
> I want to make sure the new drive will work. Replacing that
> exact drive is $135 if you go by the IBM part number
> (13N6877), $40-60 if you go by the Fujitsu part number
> (MHT2060AH), or $54 for a 80G drive that I hope will Just
> Work (WD800BEVE
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136129).
>
>
> So are these 13N6877/MHT2060AH vs. WD800BEVE 2.5" ATA-6/PATA
> drives pin-compatible? I already checked and physically they
> are fine. I'm pretty sure this is OK, but just checking...
>
> Thanks,
> JP
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