Compatible HDD with T61

Hello

I recently updgraded old T61 with a Sandisk 128 gb SSD (model 'MORE').

It worked perfectly for about a month when the error "2100: hdd0 initialization error" started to happen at every boot. As my mother's computer, I was able to check a few things at a distance, it may be a connection problem or something simple...

But in any case, from what I've read, it's most probably an incompatibility with the SSD, so I wanted to know if there are some drives that are compatible with certainty, preferably not as old as the laptop itself (so other than those originally shipped with it). I installed the BIOS middleton on the laptop.

I really don't care about the storage capacity, 7200 RPM would be ideal however.

Thanks for help you !

Gaetan

> Also what a laptop computer side hardware problem?

I guess it could be. One way to confirm this is to mount the SSD existing in another PC, in a standard drive or through a USB enclosure Bay. I know it's difficult because the T61 is located some distance away.

> are recommended where the models or brands?

Any name brand like Hitachi, Seagate or Western Digital should work. All drives in a few years operate at faster speeds of the interface (SATA III 6 Gb/s) the T61 is designed for (SATA-I 1.5 Gbps.) The SATA interface is backward compatible, so there is no problem using a SATA-III with a host SATA drive. I put a new hard drives and SSD in * 61-generation ThinkPads with no problems.

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