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At 03:50 PM 2/12/98 -0500, Dan Cook wrote: >I just found an internal CD-Rom drive (that is reported to fit >the Thinkpad 365X, least that is what the saleman said) at a >great price of $21.00. I was so excited I ordered it before >checking to see if it would indeed work. I thought I remembered >from when I ordered the machine some time ago that the CD was >optional. Does anyone know whether this Teac model CD-46E will >work. If so is it as simple as taking out the floppy drive and >replacing it with the CD. I really hope it will work, it was too >good of a deal to pass. > > Any help appreciated, > > >Dan Cook >wdciii@vt.edu Well, I just got one via UPS last night. After looking at it for some time, I determined that I could probably use it by taking out the guts of the drive which sits on two rails and is connected to the drive casing by means of a flexible ribbon cable (my stinkpad is a 755CD). Those 'guts' could then be installed in the cd drive 'casing' that came with my 755CD. I think it would be pretty difficult to find / modify parts in order to install the Teac 46E into the thinkpad. The connector is just the standard 'IDE' drive connector NOT the 'pad connector for the floppy/cdrom. My CD recently stopped reading disks and I purchased this (since the price certainly seemed right) without consulting my warrenty. I later found out it is still under warrenty and I'm getting a new cdrom so it was a wasted purchase for me. If you are ordering from surplus direct like I did, be forewarned that they DO NOT accept returns for system incompatibilities ONLY defective merchandise. This drive, as it is delivered, certainly doesn't seem compatible. Live and learn. Kevin