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On Thu, 12 Jun 97 12:52:28 -0800, laniear@ibm.net wrote: > > > >//--- 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. > What brand is the drive, and how would you compare it with the IBM drive (faster, quieter, etc.)? Paul Regards, Paul Khoury pkhoury@earthlink.net