Re: [Thinkpad] T6x and PATA 2nd HDD

On Wednesday 16 April 2008 14:20:46 James H. E. Maugham wrote:
> 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

Well, this is certainly good news but I'm puzzled as to how this
works. So I have both disk controllers and the system is smart
enough to sense what disk interface has been attached when a
caddy is installed.

Why doesn't Lenovo talk about this? When I was looking for a
new ThinkPad I didn't see any mention of this.

Since it works with a T60, what are the chances that it wouldn't
work in my T60p ?

--STeve Andre'

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Received on Wed Apr 16 14:32:29 2008