ThinkPad Serial / Parallel Port Bay Adapter in T41?

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ThinkPad Serial / Parallel Port Bay Adapter in T41?

#1 Post by mrpaulin » Wed Oct 18, 2006 10:39 am

Does anyone know whether the ThinkPad Serial / Parallel Port Bay Adapter (40Y8121) would work in a T41? It's an Ultrabay Slim device, so it's a possibility...

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Re: ThinkPad Serial / Parallel Port Bay Adapter in T41?

#2 Post by zverg » Fri Oct 20, 2006 8:20 am

mrpaulin wrote:Does anyone know whether the ThinkPad Serial / Parallel Port Bay Adapter (40Y8121) would work in a T41? It's an Ultrabay Slim device, so it's a possibility...
That's a pretty cool part! Hmm I wonder if any T60 people can let us know if their ultrabay slim has like.. more connectors in it or something. If it's plugging in with the connector used by the ultrabay slim optical drives I think it would work just fine.
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#3 Post by GomJabbar » Fri Oct 20, 2006 10:57 am

The documentation says it only works with the T60's and select R60's. It's possible it uses some previously unused pins that aren't connected in other models such as the T41.
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#4 Post by mrpaulin » Sat Dec 16, 2006 3:23 pm

I recently had my hands on a T60p, and I checked the connectors in the UltraBay Slim port. The T60p has a third connector, located between the regular data/power connector (for optical drives, etc.) and the battery connector. This connector is absent from the UltraBay Slim port of my T41. I can only assume that this connector is a requirement for option 40Y8121. Bummer -- I sure could have used that Serial / Parallel Port Bay adapter!

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