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//--- forwarded letter ------------------------------------------------------- > Date: Thu, 12 Jun 97 09:16:31 -0700 > From: "Peter Lewis" <pele@WOLFENET.com> > To: thinkpad@cs.utk.edu > Subject: 701 HD compatibility > > > IBM 701 tech support guy I spoke with today advised against installing any > thing other than an IBM HD into the 701. He maintained that non IBM drives > either wouldn't fit, or if they did fit, would not work because of a > proprietary IBM connector. > This is not true. There are compatible hard drives. I bought a 1.1 GB drive last spring and not only does it fit and work, it is also covered under the ThinkPad warranty and NO it is not an IBM drive. Also, I was referred to the manufacturer by tech support. Lee ||----------------------------------------------------------|| || Lee Laniear || || laniear@ibm.net OR laniear@netcom.com || || || ||----------------------------------------------------------||