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Re: Replacing HD with standard 2.5"?
On Thu, 05 Mar 98 00:21:55 +0100, Rainer Feuerstein wrote:
>
>I presume I'm not the first who asks this question, so feel free to answer via EMail if this
>is a FAQ.
>
>I'd like to upgrade the HD (currently 2.1GB in the typical UltraBay HD shell) of my
760ED.
>
>Now, is it possible to
>- open my existing case (how?),
>- remove the old HD,
>- insert the new HD (IBM DPLA25120) and
>- just use it?
>
>Or is there something special about Ultra Bay HDs / HD shells?
>
I don't know about the UltraBay, but AFAIK, the HD inside is just a standard
EIDE 2.5" drive. I'm not sure how to open it up either, but you just swap the drives
and go. Some people have talked about newer drives needing a jumpered pin.
I don't know about this, however.
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