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    Is an Ultrabay a proprietary drive?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by roccorobb, Oct 3, 2007.

  1. roccorobb

    roccorobb Notebook Enthusiast

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    Considering an R61, which uses the older, larger 12.5mm ultrabay. There's one on ebay that meets the specs I want, except that it doesn't have a DVDRW drive. Now, I've got an old DVDRW drive from another laptop here at home. Could i just stick it in the caddy for the combo drive? I don't know diddly about thinkpads, but i figure this must be exactly what you have to do if you use a hard drive in the ultrabay.
     
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    roccorobb Notebook Enthusiast

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    come on guys, no one knows?

    Can i stick an old dvdrw drive in an ultrabay caddy and get on with it, or are they shaped differently or something?
     
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    wisdom Notebook Consultant

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    Yes, it's custom. No, you can't stick in any old drive.
     
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    No you can not stick it in a old drive
     
    gridtalker, Oct 9, 2007
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