T410 Harddrive metal cage with rubber

[abester1]

Hi all, Wondering if anyone had any luck finding the part number for the internal harddrive kit (the metal craddle/mount) and the rubber siding attached to the internal harddrives on the T410 model.

And how do i go about ordering a spare set ???

I have another harddrive and I would like to swap back and forth, but I found it a bit pain to keep taking off the 4 little screws and the rubber from the existing drive. It would be nice to have the spare drive already attached to the craddle with the rubbers on the side.

Thanks

[ZaZ]

I don't believe there is a part number for the caddy itself. The part number for the rubber rails is 41V9756. If you can wait a few weeks, there's this shipped from Hong Kong or for an extra $1, you can get this from CA, which you'll probably get faster.

[abester1]

@FredGarvin - thanks for the info.... i didn't think to search ebay
I just purchased the one from Canada. Price is great. Thank you for the recommendation.

[Harryc]

The hard drive bays in Thinkpads are not made for repeated insertion and removal of drives. You'd be better off getting a 2nd HDD adapter and using it (in place of the CDRW) in the Ultrabay.

[abester1]

The hard drive bays in Thinkpads are not made for repeated insertion and removal of drives. You'd be better off getting a 2nd HDD adapter and using it (in place of the CDRW) in the Ultrabay.

This is a short time solution.. I do agree with you about the ultrabay hhd slot, im thinking about getting it also once I settle down on one drive, i can use the second drive as extra storage.

thanks for the feedback