IBM ThinkPad A20m: Three Spindle Workstation
91The ThinkPad A20 was the first of the A series that ushered in a new era of workstation-class machines.
Hardware Maintenance Manual:
https://tim.id.au/laptops/lenovo/thinkpad%20a20m%20a21m%20a22m%20a20p%20a21p%20a22p.pdf
Drivers and Software:
https://thinkpads.com/support/Thinkpad-Drivers/download.lenovo.com/lenovo/content/ddfm/A20m.html
Original Recovery CD Image:
https://archive.org/details/IBM_ThinkPad_A20M_Recovery_CD_v1.0_Windows_2000_19K9011_2000_Eng (No Service Packs, be advised it might not work with newer/larger drives)
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eBay:
https://ebay.us/loPdtY
Amazon.com
https://amzn.to/3o0wf3D (mSATA caddy)
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Amazon.ca
https://amzn.to/3PpS8Fh (mSATA caddy)
Timecodes:
0:00 Introduction
1:25 Interview Segment
3:46 A20m Specs
4:58 mSATA to IDE Adapter Kit
8:54 Ports and Features
11:33 Disassembly
16:41 Start-Up
18:10 Gaming
19:33 Conclusions