[ale] T41 drive problems

[Michael B. Trausch]

On Thu, 2007-02-08 at 17:46 -0500, Dan Lambert wrote:

> My Thinkpad T41 drive failed on me yesterday morning, and it apparently
> took the drive controller out with it. The controller won't allow me to
> do anything with a replacement drive, even though ti works fine in
> another computer.
> 
> I'm trying to decide if it's worth fixing, or not, and I need to know if
> anyone knows a good shop in the NE Atlanta area that can give me an
> estimate to repair it.
> 


Well, I can tell you that it would be a painful fix, that's for sure.
If the repairs exceed $450-500, then I would replace it for sure.  Much
more than that, and you could pay for another T41.

    ? Mike

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