Re: [Thinkpad] T6x and PATA 2nd HDD

From: James H. E. Maugham <james.h.maugham_at_verizon.net>
Date: Wed Apr 16 2008 - 14:20:46 EDT

Rob Bell scribbled on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 2:08 PM:

> Didn't someone say just recently that you could take a 2nd
> HDD adapter from an older T-series (T40 and prior?) and use
> that in a T6x? If I recall the comment correctly, the bay
> connector is the same between the model ranges and only the
> HDD-to-adapter connector is different. That means you should
> be able to use an older PATA drive in a T6x. This is all
> from memory though. I'll have to check around to see if I
> have a 2nd HDD adapter for a T-series that I can try in our T60.

Yep, that was me Rob and the PATA 2nd HD adapter from my T41P works in my
SATA T60, T61 and T61P.

Not sure what Jon's friend's problem is, perhaps it's BIOS related?

James

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