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Re: Can Windows NT run on a TP755C ?



>If anyone has successfully installed NT (any version) on their ThinkPad
>755c????

Apparently Microsoft has, as the 75x machines are on the official Hardware
Compatibility List (at least for 3.5), which only includes gear that MS
testers have actually tried out.

Caveats:  

1.  No built-in PCMCIA support.  And as far as I know, none of the card
manufacturers is shipping NT add-in drivers yet, either.

2.  Best available video resolution is 640x480x16, on both the LCD screen
and external monitors.

3.  Possible problems addressing Extended IDE hardrive space > 520 Megs.
I'm not certain whether this applies to the large TP drives, but it is known
that not all EIDE drives are 100% compatible with NT.

As for what you can do to get 3.1 to install, my best advice is to run out
and buy the upgrade.  3.5 has a much improved auto-installer, and runs a
good deal faster in half as much RAM.  A real solid product, I have it on my
desktop machine now, too bad the above deficiencies make it a non-contender
(for my needs anyway) as a notebook OS.

Any further word from Windows 95 beta testers (I know there's at least one
of you) on how it fares on a ThinkPad?

Best,

Tim Vetter
Frankfurt
uwe@odb.rhein-main.de
(On topic and behaving himself, 
while trying desperately to stifle a giggling fit)