OT: Laptop Parts

Bryce C. plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
02 Jun 2002 18:55:15 -0700


Thanks but I've already tested that out and researched.  My friend has a
4Gb, 6Gb and a 20Gb and the laptop suffers from the age old 8Gb limit.
Other than that, the BIOS is fine.

Thanks. 


On 02 Jun 2002 20:20:27 -0400, George Toft wrote:
> Something to keep in mind is that some Laptop BIOS' won't let you 
> change hard drives, or they will limit the size.  I've had two
> laptops - one allowed two sizes, and the other was flexible.
> You might want to research that first.
> 
> George
> 
> 
> "Bryce C." wrote:
> > 
> > After being on vacation for a week, I have finally returned home to find
> > myself reading >700 e-mails. (For those interested, it was divided about
> > 50/50 Junk/PLUG.) Anyway, now that I'm caught up with that, I have time
> > to play the the laptop I bought on vacation (yes, work is never far) and
> > I'm now working on scrounging parts for it.  It cost about $90 and the
> > PCMCIA NIC $20 at a PC consignment shoppe but of course taht also means
> > it's been used.  This is a Dell Latitude XP 4100CX laptop running a
> > 486DX(Yes, for real), 1.2Gb HD, 12Mb RAM, and a floppy.  First thing is
> > first, can anyone tell me of a good place for a replacement battery
> > cheap.  Its has been toasted (memory thing) and it really isn't all that
> > useful w/o a battery.  I've got a couple bids on eBay but I was hoping
> > for something a little more immediate.  Second, I'd like a larger HD for
> > Linux.  Since it doesn't have a CD-ROM drive, I'd like to copy the
> > distro disks to the HD so I can install packages on the road.  Can
> > anyone tell me of a good place for cheap, large capacity, 2.5" HDs and
> > possibly their price & size.
> > 
> > Bryce C.
> > Network Administrator
> > CoBryce Communications
> > Bryce @ BryceCo . Net
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