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Got a question for all the thinkpad gurus.

The ultrabay adapter III is designed to fit a 2.5" HDD with the metal mounting bracket attached (that thin sheet metal with the hole pattern on the bottom), but not the rubber rails.

The 42W8019 1.8" to 2.5" adapter is designed to fit inside the 2.5" bays in thinkpads. No rubber rail required (AFAIK).

Logic tells me that since the 42W8019 does not use rubber rails, then its physically bigger than a 2.5" HDD w/ metal mounting bracket (which require the rails) and therefore should not fit inside the ultrabay adapter. But as I do not know, Id like to ask anyone that has experience with this to please let me know if this is right. Maybe the 4 "rail" posts on the 42W8019 are removable to slim it down? Thanks!

If you are using the 42W8019 storage converter simply use only the PC board section of the adapter. The 42W8019 will pull apart with gentle force and maybe a flat blade screwdriver. When you need to it will go back together the same way. When ordered new the storage converter is separate in a few pieces and needs to be assembled. That was how I knew to use the adapter in this way.

So the 4 little corner blocks are regular removable and not "removable by force"?

There is also FRU #42W7888. Its 4 corner blocks are rubber feet which are removable, so that the assembly fits the 2nd HDD Adapter.

If you are discussing the 42W8019 storage converter the four corner blocks are part of the assembly. I can't see anyway to remove them unless you break the plastic which would then make it very difficult to use again as a 1.8" to 2.5" storage converter. Without the four plastic corner blocks it would no longer fit properly inside the 2.5" drive slot.

If the four corner blocks are broken it may fit the ultrabay adapter.

Brad

Thanks guys, looks like Im out to track down the 42W7888 for less than ~$65 shipped...