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Setup & Installation / Re: Unable to boot Arca Installer 5.1.1 on Thinkpad T43 1871-AB9
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The T43 is not just locked to certain drives. It uses some function that just isn't present in most IDE drives.
You can substitute a hard drive for the CD drive. That interface has fewer limitations. The T43 is SATA internally and goes through a PATA converter to support its list of IDE drives.
I used to be able to import brand new 120 GB IDE hard drives that had the function, but China ended the program that allowed it. Plus the USA is not as good about China imports as it used to be. (Not to be political. Just the facts regarding this and a few other parts for old computers.)
You can substitute a hard drive for the CD drive. That interface has fewer limitations. The T43 is SATA internally and goes through a PATA converter to support its list of IDE drives.
I used to be able to import brand new 120 GB IDE hard drives that had the function, but China ended the program that allowed it. Plus the USA is not as good about China imports as it used to be. (Not to be political. Just the facts regarding this and a few other parts for old computers.)