hard drive upgrades

[kress@ctpsun.ciw.edu (Victor Kress)]

OK, I can't live with this 170 meg drive any more, and I still can't afford 
the official IBM prices for an upgrade.  There was extensive discussion ons 
this group a few months back about installing 540 meg IBM drives from 
Micro-Solutions in the old thinkpad drive shells.  Has anyone had a bad 
experience doing this?  Was the offset-pin problem described by one user 
ever resolved?  I assume you say goodbye to your drive warranty, but 
considering the price difference, you can buy 3 drives for the price of one 
thinkpad version, so I'm willing to risk it.  I assume that the warranty on 
the rest of the computer is unaffected.  I would very much appreciate an 
update on peoples experiences.

Thanks,
-Victor Kress 

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Victor Kress
Carnegie Institution of Washington, Geophysical Laboratory
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