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I see a T60 being sold without a HD or HD caddy. I have a HD. Is a caddy necessary to install the boot HD?

It'll work, but it's probably not recommended. You don't want it moving around in there. Caddies are pretty cheap in on ebay.

FredGarvin wrote:It'll work, but it's probably not recommended. You don't want it moving around in there. Caddies are pretty cheap in on ebay.

Thanks. I see them selling shipped for less than $4 from Hong Kong. Not positive it's the right parts but I think so. For instance:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... K:MEWAX:IT

If your T60 is a 15" machine, then that's the part.
The caddy and rails are all the same for all models. The differing part is the HD cover.
You can also use the caddy from e.g. a T4x or R5x and attach a pull-out lip using e.g. duct tape.

And no reason to buy these from China if you can avoid it. I have bought a couple of caddys for different machines, and there are loads of US sellers selling these as well. Maybe a couple of dollars more expensive to buy them from the US, but they arrive in 3 days instead of 3 weeks.

Norway Pad wrote:And no reason to buy these from China if you can avoid it. I have bought a couple of caddys for different machines, and there are loads of US sellers selling these as well. Maybe a couple of dollars more expensive to buy them from the US, but they arrive in 3 days instead of 3 weeks.

I was thinking similarly yesterday and I ordered from NY. Not even a dollar more than from Hong Kong. I got one specific to 14" models, as that's the type of machine I just bought. I won't need to wait for the caddy. Cost me $4.90 shipped. The seller informed me that it shipped almost immediately. Should arrive before the T60.

Muse

I was thinking similarly yesterday and I ordered from NY. Not even a dollar more than from Hong Kong. I got one specific to 14" models, as that's the type of machine I just bought. I won't need to wait for the caddy. Cost me $4.90 shipped. The seller informed me that it shipped almost immediately.

Do you have the link for your NY source? I need a caddy & drive door for my T60P.

All 14", shipping from US. I've used nycom-tech several times with no problems, second from top.

http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?LH_PrefLoc= ... p=15&_sc=1

91011 wrote:All 14", shipping from US. I've used nycom-tech several times with no problems, second from top.

http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?LH_PrefLoc= ... p=15&_sc=1

That's the exact seller I bought from and it was $4.90 shipped, arrived way before my T60 and it worked perfectly. It even included the drive cover, which it turned out I did need, phew!

Thanks guys, just ordered hard drive caddy & door a few minutes ago from nycom-tech. Ebay & Paypal almost makes it too easy.