9.5mm slim Ultrabay a Standard like Ultrabay 2000?

[BruisedQuasar]

Is the 9.5mm Ultrabay a standard like the Ultrabay 2000 that came in several earlier Txx series models such as the T-23? Should any IBM\Lenovo 9.5mm Ultrabay drive work in any Txx that has a 9.5mm Ultrabay?

--Bruised

[eyestrain]

Here's a compatibility chart:

http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Ultrabay

Many 9.5mm are compatible, but not all, as you can see.

Ultrabay Slim and Serial Ultrabay Slim are 9.5, maybe more.

[bill bolton]

Should any IBM\Lenovo 9.5mm Ultrabay drive work in any Txx that has a 9.5mm Ultrabay?

No.

Ultrabay Slim has been through at least two revisions since it was introduced. These revisions have tracked the general industry/technology changes in interface technologies for the devices that are likely to mounted in an Ultrabay Slim.

Cheers,

Bill B.

[BruisedQuasar]

Thankyou for the replies, especially the Lenovo link. It's exactly what I looked for and couldn't find.

I guessed I could not use an enhanced slim drive & I figured there was a reason why sellers run a Txx model list AND FRU compatibility list but I hadn't been able to pin down what drives other than those with the exact same FRU are compatible with my T-60. I now have a clear idea of how to figure which Ultrabay drives I can and cannot use.

--Bruised