[Gllug] Thinkpad harddisk wanted.

[Xander D Harkness]

>  Hello,
> 
>  my harddisk is making strange noises, and linux is spitting read/seek
>  errors.
Gonna be a dead duck soon ;-)
> 
>  I would like to get a 4GB, does anybody know where I could source one?
>  Or if this is a standard disk.
Dabs.com standard 2.25" hard drive 10Gb for approx £100
> 
> 
>  I checked the IBM site and the part number is 02k0501, resellers ask for
>  150$ + installation fees. Which I bet are a bit steep.
The early thinkpads were almost hot-swappable.  Newer ones have them
under the keyboard which can be sticky but still not too difficult.
> 
>  The machine is a Thinkpad 560E, and it uses an ATA-3 2.1GB 2.5 inches hd.
The 460s as I mentioned were a breeze.
Cheers
Xander



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