Upgrading the Thinkpad 560X

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Post #33,262

by orion

3/23/02 8:23:22 PM

Upgrading the Thinkpad 560X

It appears that the 560X model does not have a CD option. So it would have to be an external CD. It looks like it has a 1.0 USB port on it. It was made in 1997, so I am guessing USB 1.0?

Google is no help, tons of stuff, forum postings, etc. Or it could be because I have a big headache and a headcold? Anyway my brother is looking up parts for it. I might be getting one discounted or free because I helped my brother put Windows on those laptops without a CD-ROM drive. Nice use of a Zip Drive and PCMCIA Ethernet card. :)

I am free now, to choose my own destiny.

Post #33,272

by Andrew Grygus

3/23/02 9:49:27 PM

Generally Thinkpads have . .

. . either a docking station connection on the back, or a small micro-D connection somewhere, for the drive they lack. I haven't seen one that used USB for that purpose. There should be CD-ROM units that attach with a PCMCIA card, but they may cost more than the notebooks did.

On my 780 (486) I loaded OS/2 over the network (it came with DOS / Windows 3.1) using the facility that comes with OS/2. I put in a Linksys PCMCIA network card and use a network drive for anything else I need. The information that came with the 10BaseT Linksys NIC stated clearly that OS/2 was not supported, but there were OS/2 drivers on the disk and they worked fine.

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IBM Thinkpad 650X upgrades? - (orion) - (5) - March 23, 2002, 04:33:47 AM EST

Thinkpad 650X upgrades - (Andrew Grygus) - (3) - March 23, 2002, 09:53:15 AM EST

Upgrading the Thinkpad 560X - (orion) - (1) - March 23, 2002, 08:23:22 PM EST

Generally Thinkpads have . . - (Andrew Grygus) - March 23, 2002, 09:49:27 PM EST

Thanks - (orion) - March 23, 2002, 08:24:40 PM EST

As-is, maybe more memory - (kmself) - March 24, 2002, 04:08:20 AM EST

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