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9.5mm slim Ultrabay a Standard like Ultrabay 2000?
Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 10:39 am
by BruisedQuasar
Is the 9.5mm Ultrabay a standard like the Ultrabay 2000 that came in several earlier Txx series models such as the T-23? Should any IBM\Lenovo 9.5mm Ultrabay drive work in any Txx that has a 9.5mm Ultrabay?
--Bruised
Re: 9.5mm slim Ultrabay a Standard like Ultrabay 2000?
Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 1:52 pm
by eyestrain
Here's a compatibility chart:
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Ultrabay
Many 9.5mm are compatible, but not all, as you can see.
Ultrabay Slim and Serial Ultrabay Slim are 9.5, maybe more.
Re: 9.5mm slim Ultrabay a Standard like Ultrabay 2000?
Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 7:02 pm
by bill bolton
BruisedQuasar wrote:Should any IBM\Lenovo 9.5mm Ultrabay drive work in any Txx that has a 9.5mm Ultrabay?
No.
Ultrabay Slim has been through at least two revisions since it was introduced. These revisions have tracked the general industry/technology changes in interface technologies for the devices that are likely to mounted in an Ultrabay Slim.
Cheers,
Bill B.
Re: 9.5mm slim Ultrabay a Standard like Ultrabay 2000?
Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 9:14 pm
by BruisedQuasar
Thankyou for the replies, especially the Lenovo link. It's exactly what I looked for and couldn't find.
I guessed I could not use an enhanced slim drive & I figured there was a reason why sellers run a Txx model list AND FRU compatibility list but I hadn't been able to pin down what drives other than those with the exact same FRU are compatible with my T-60. I now have a clear idea of how to figure which Ultrabay drives I can and cannot use.
--Bruised