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Q129912: IBM Thinkpad 720C Large Capacity Hard Disk Support

Article: Q129912
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.10 3.50
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you attempt to install Windows NT on an IBM Thinkpad 720C computer with a
large capacity hard disk (larger than 170 megabytes), the following error
message appears:

  Setup did not find any hard disk in your computer.


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5. We are
researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

The products discussed here are manufactured by IBM Corporation, a vendor
independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding
the products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words: prodnt 3.10 drive bios hcl

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNT350search kbWinNTW350 kbWinNTW350search kbWinNTW310 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS350 kbWinNTS310 kbWinNTAdvSerSearch kbWinNTAdvServ310 kbWinNTS350search kbWinNTS310search kbWinNT310Search kbWinNTW310Search
Version           : 3.10 3.50

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