Only use bay hdd possible?
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 4:33 pm
Is it possible, to only use a bay pata hdd in a T400 / T500 and remove sata hdd at all?
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Re: Only use bay hdd possible?
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 5:56 pm
I´m not sure I understand your question. If you mean booting off the ultrabay HD without having a HD in the mainbay, yes, this is possible.
Re: Only use bay hdd possible?
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 5:58 pm
Thats exactly what I wanted to know! ThanksMarin85 wrote:I´m not sure I understand your question. If you mean booting off the ultrabay HD without having a HD in the mainbay, yes, this is possible.
Re: Only use bay hdd possible?
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 8:32 pm
The T400/500 platform has no PATA drive support at all on the planar (motherboard). The only way you can use a PATA drive with a T400/500 is via an external USB connected drive enclosure.ssd_thinkpad wrote:Is it possible, to only use a bay pata hdd in a T400 / T500 and remove sata hdd at all?
Cheers,
Bill B.
Re: Only use bay hdd possible?
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 8:42 pm
To add to what bill bolton pointed out:
So, if you want to boot off the ultrabay, you will have to use a SATA drive.
So, if you want to boot off the ultrabay, you will have to use a SATA drive.
Re: Only use bay hdd possible?
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 4:13 am
I see. There is a new lenovo ultrabay for T400/T500 series to use pata hdds, but I'd need to boot from it.
Re: Only use bay hdd possible?
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 1:24 pm
I believe the point of bill bolton was exactly that T400/T500 cannot handle a PATA drive in the ultrabay.ssd_thinkpad wrote:I see. There is a new lenovo ultrabay for T400/T500 series to use pata hdds, but I'd need to boot from it.