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    Dec 27, 2006, 01:30 PM
    Laptop hard drive switch
    I have a laptop ibm thinkpad t21 the mother board is gone, operating system is win 2000 pro. I also have an ibm a20m with win98se. This laptop works fine but has a small hard drive. Can I swap the t21 hard drive into the a20m machine?
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    Dec 27, 2006, 01:35 PM
    Maybe. Get the part number on the drive and go toibm.com and check the specs for the a20m to see what drives are compatible.
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    Dec 28, 2006, 04:52 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by spidee
    I have a laptop ibm thinkpad t21 the mother board is gone, operating system is win 2000 pro. I also have an ibm a20m with win98se. This laptop works fine but has a small hard drive. Can I swap the t21 hard drive into the a20m machine?
    Buy external Hard Drive. Its cheap and I will help your from avoiding damaging your Motherboard again.
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