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Hi @all

I have 2 Serial ATA Hard Drive Bay Adapters with HDD´s
Normaly i have one in my Advanced Dock and one in my Slotin.
When i´m on a official travel sometime i have to change the HDD´s in the Slot but Windows don´t want this *g*

Now i´m searching for a USB Adapter Cable for Serial ATA Hard Drive Bay Adapter to connect the Bay Adapter to a USB Port.

Have anyone a Idea where to by it? Lenovo don´t have it.

greets
Coolskin

(Notebook is a T60p 2007-FBG)

afaik there is no such cable, I've searched previously and never found anything.
As I see it you have two options; an external USB drive caddy, (you should be able to get one for around €15/€20), or, you could find out why windows isn't allowing you to HotSwap, (a shortcut from the drive on the desktop is enough for windows to prevent this).

coolskin wrote: Now i´m searching for a USB Adapter Cable for Serial ATA Hard Drive Bay Adapter to connect the Bay Adapter to a USB Port.

Have anyone a Idea where to by it? Lenovo don´t have it.

Coolskin,
I don't know of an adapter cable like you are talking about but there is one to connect a SATA drive to the host connector. I have tested this on the connector for the main drive on my T60p and it works fine. There is debate over whether or not you could connect a 3.5" drive. See my post at:
http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.ph ... b3c383ba43
good luck,
DenTPr4m

You could use something this:

http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/B000HJ99DI ... H5BZWFVZ02

USB to sata cable, so you connect the usb cable directly to your hard drive rather than the sata bay caddy. The only thing is that your drive is exposed.