IBM Thinkpad 720C Large Capacity Hard Disk Support

 Last reviewed: July 22, 1996
Article ID: Q129912
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT operating system 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

SYMPTOMS

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

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.

KBCategory: kbsetup kbbug3.50
KBSubcategory: ntsetup nthw
Additional reference words: prodnt 3.10 3.50 drive bios hcl

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Last reviewed: July 22, 1996
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