https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=Freischwimmer&feedformat=atomThinkWiki - User contributions [en]2024-03-28T14:51:43ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.31.12https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=How_to_build_your_own_Ultrabay_drive&diff=53592How to build your own Ultrabay drive2012-03-28T00:27:32Z<p>Freischwimmer: /* Ultrabay 2000 */ link update</p>
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Optical [[UltraBay Devices|Ultrabay drives]] like CD-ROM and DVD drives or burners are usually a bit more expensive than their non-IBM counterparts. Additionally more modern technologies are not available for discontinued [[Ultrabay]] standards. A solution to this annoyance is to take a standard slim form factor notebook drive and turn it into an Ultrabay drive yourself.<br />
{{WARN|No warranty of any kind is given for the correctness of the following instructions. Following them can damage your machine. Proceed at your own risk.}}<br />
{{NOTE|This article is written with Ultrabay 2000 drives in mind. But should be appliable for UltraslimBay and other kinds of Ultrabay devices as well. However, see the warning below.}}<br />
{{WARN|Ultrabay Enhanced (and possibly Ultrabay Slim) formfactor uses a proprietary connector which is soldered to the board. No standard drive can be modified to be used in Ultrabay Enhanced (Slim?) equiped Thinkpads.}}<br />
|}<br />
==The basics==<br />
The "big secret" about Ultrabay drives is that basically they are just standard slim form factor notebook drives equipped with an Ultrabay frame. This frame is just a mechanical addition with an integrated connector adapter.<br />
<br />
The standard SFF-8552 "Specification for Form Factor of 5 1/4" 9.5mm and 12.7mm Height Optical Drives" is defined by the SFF Committee (SFF = Small Form Factor), the connector on the back of the drive is known as JAE KX15-50KLD, JAE = Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited, the Ultrabay 2000 frame is propriatary IBM.<br />
<br />
As curious people found, the inner connector of an Ultrabay frame is nothing more than a standard interface for such drives. Hence, it is generally possible to disassemble an old Ultrabay drive and attach the frame to a newer or better one.<br />
<br />
There are, however, some things to consider...<br />
<br />
==The limitations==<br />
Even though these slim form factor drives seem to have a standard form factor at first look, it turns out that there are marginal mechanical differences. This makes it hard if at all possible to know beforehand if the Ultrabay frame from your old drive will perfectly fit onto the new one. The fact is that different Ultrabay drives even for the same Ultrabay standard have frames with different mechanical characteristics. Small differences can sometimes be adjusted by modifying parts of the frame, but this is of course not the nicest solution.<br />
<br />
The most varying part is the Blending, which is usually not compatible even among drives of the same manufacturer. The positions of the eject button, the drive LED, the emergency eject hole and the way the blending is attached to the drive all vary a lot. Do precise research before you buy anything. One solution here is to keep the original blending of the drive, since the Ultrabay blending is independent from the rest of the frame. The disadvantage is an optical one: the standard blendings are usually flat whereas the Ultrabay blendings usually are a bit thicker at the top and thinner at the bottom. Also, for some Ultrabay standards you would have to cut out the lower right edge of the blending, since the standard drive blendings are usually rectangle shaped.<br />
<br />
==Ultrabay 2000==<br />
The Ultrabay 2000 frame consists of four parts: Front bezel, left wing, right wing and the back plate containing the connector interface.<br />
<br />
The left and right parts are attached with little screws in holes which are at standardized positions and should usually fit among all drives. However, the actual drives show tiny variations in width, which are leveraged by the left and right parts. Hence these can be a bit thicker or thinner (fractions of 1mm). Putting a somewhat wide frame part onto a somewhat wide drive might result in an Ultrabay drive that doesn't fit into the bay at all because it's just a tiny little bit too wide. This can be dealt with e.g. by sanding one of the side frame parts, but it's better if all components fit correctly in the first place. Also, the side frames have hatches fitting into the holes in the back part. Among frames these hatches vary in thickness and length and hence, again, might not fit easily. Again, they can be adjusted by cutting them a bit.<br />
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{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2<br />
|+ Ultrabay 2000 drives and compatible alternative drives<br />
|-<br />
! Ultrabay drive !! IBM part number !! actual drive !! compatible drive !! needed steps to make fitting<br />
|-<br />
| [[Ultrabay 2000 CD-ROM Drive]] || 27L3435 || TEAC CD-224E || Samsung SN-082H || I took the left wing, right wing, and the back plate from the Teac drive, the screws for the back plate was too long, when fitted with the "long" screws the drive could not open, the new screws is 1-2 mm shorter and now the drive opens without problems, i'm currently looking for a front bezel, that comply with the SFF-8552 standard, or I will cut away the the lower-right corner, but this will void warranty on my new drive. The new drive was recognized without any problems by Windows XP Pro. on my A31 (2652-M3G)! ([http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Image:SN-S082H-front1.jpg Bezel photo 1]) ([http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Image:SN-S082H-front2.jpg Bezel photo 2]). <br />
|-<br />
| [[Ultrabay 2000 8x-3x DVD Drive]] || 27L3447 || Matsushita SR-8175-M || ... || ...<br />
|-<br />
| [[Ultrabay 2000 Ultralight 8x DVD-ROM Drive]] || 08K9648 || Matsushita SR-8176-M || Toshiba Samsung TS-L532A (Don't buy this drive!)|| Only the left wing, right wing, and the back plate from the original drive was used, I got the TS-L532A drive from a clearance sale of Compal CL56 parts = very cheap! The front bezel was too high, too wide and I also had to cut away the lower-right corner. Tested in both A31 and T30, the new drive is compliant with the SFF-8552 standard ([http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Image:TS-L532A-mod-T30.jpg Enjoy the photos]) DON'T BUY this drive is unstable!<br />
|-<br />
| Ultrabay 2000 8x DVD drive || ... || Hitachi GD-S200 || 8x DVD+-RW NEC ND-6650A || [http://markoff.biz/pivot/entry.php?id=856 Commented photo manual by Markoff]<br \><br />
[http://mkm.w3hs.net/dl/ultrabayplus_drive/ HowTo for NEC ND-6550A ]<br /><br />
<!-- If the server w3hs.net becomes unavailable just drop me note to mkm@w3hs.net with the subject 'thinkwiki.org ultrabayplus files' so I can update this link. --><br />
[http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Image:Nec_nd-6550a_front_bezel_overview.png NEC ND-6550A's front bezel with cut off edge]<br \><br />
|-<br />
| Ultrabay 2000 6x DVD drive || ... || Toshiba DVD-ROM SD-C2302 || [http://www.liteonamericas.com/us/DVDRW_SOSW833S.htm LiteonIT Slimtype SOSW-833S DVD+-RW] || Judging by the pictures, this Liteon IT drive looks a lot like the NEC one in Markoff's guide above. Notes: <br />
<br />
1) It seems it's ''not'' necessary to cut away the lower-right corner of the front bezel, at least on a T23. It'll take a bit more determination than normally to close the drive, but it doesn't look like the bezel is suffering from the bent ([http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Image:Ultrabay2k_replacement_drive_bezel_bend.jpg photo]). Also, it was a bit tricky to get the new drive to actually stay locked in the bay, but once you get it to fit (and don't need to swap drives), it'll stay. <br />
<br />
2) Burning DVD-Rs at "maximum speed" produces valid DVD's but with a scary, unstable sound, and the net speed fluctuates between 1 and 2x (also on a T23). Choosing 2x keeps the burn process stable (and noiseless!)<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| Ultrabay 2000 DVD/CD-RW Combo drive || ... || ... || LG GWA-4040N || [http://www.thinkpad-portal.com/modules/cpg1.2.1_standalone/thumbnails.php?album=45&page=1 Photo documentary]<br />
|- <br />
| [[Ultrabay 2000 CD-RW DVD-ROM Combo IV Drive]] || ... || HL-DT-ST GCC-4240N || NEC ND-6650A || Building the drive from scratch was pretty easy and straightforward. I got wing and backplane from ebay. On the front bezel it's necessary to cut away the lower-right corner. It seems to be possible to mount the original front bezel with small mods -- the notches seem to be in the same position. <br />
|-<br />
| [[Ultrabay 2000 Multi-Burner]] || 22P7015 || Panasonic UJ-840 || NEC 8X SLIM DVD ND-6650 || Eschewing the Ultrabay 2000 bezel, a small section needs to be cut out of the lower right corner of the original front bezel. This can be removed from the drive for this purpose; the other Ultrabay parts screw directly into the drive which fits without further modifications.<br />
|-<br />
| [[Ultrabay 2000 CD-RW]] || 08K9617 || Sony CRX700E || ND-6750A DVD±RW (8x/8x/8x) || It was very easy to install this into a {{T30}} model [[2366-91U]]. I took the left wing, right wing, and the back plate from the CD-RW that came with my {{T30}} and installed them on the new DVD burner. It was a little bit tighter fitting than the previous drive but it slid in fine and clicked. I tried to find a way to use the IBM bezel that was on the original drive but there was no way to make it fit (I had a crazy idea to cut off the little tabs and crazy glue on the bezel but I chickened out). The [[Ultrabay]] eject lever is on the left side so the bezel did not need trimming on that side. Unfortunately, I had trouble closing the drive tray because it was hitting the infrared window. I had to neatly cut out a small section on the lower right side of the bezel. Everything turned out great and I now I have a DVD burner on my {{T30}}!<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Links==<br />
* markoff.biz/pivot/entry.php?id=856 Commented photo manual about upgrading an Ultrabay 2000 drive <tt>(DVD-ROM Hitachi GD-S200 -> DVD+-RW NEC ND-6650A in IBM ThinkPad T21)</tt> INFO: homepage no longer exist<br />
* [http://notebooky.idnes.cz/jak-na-upgrade-dvd-mechaniky-ve-starem-notebooku-fts-/prislusenstvi.asp?c=A070608_013204_prislusenstvi_hya Upgrading T23 with Toshiba SD-C2512 to NEC AD-7543A] (page in Chech language, but the pictures say everything)<br />
* [http://www.sffcommittee.com/ie/index.html SFF Committee] <tt> (standard organization)</tt><br />
* ftp://ftp.seagate.com/sff/SFF-8552.PDF SFF-8552, Specification for Form Factor of 5 1/4" 9.5mm and 12.7mm Height Optical Drives<br />
* [http://cache-www.intel.com/cd/00/00/29/45/294569_294569.pdf Integration Guide - Common Building Block (CBB) — Optical Disk Drive (ODD)] (document from Intel)<br />
* [http://www.mobileformfactors.org/ingredients/odd/index.php List of optical drives compatible with the SFF-8552 standard] (list by Mobileformfactors)<br />
* [http://jae-connector.com/en/ Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited] <tt> (connector standard) </tt><br />
* [http://www.pchub.com/uph/category/295/Optical-Drive.html See pictures of many different optical drives without front bezel] (link to internet shop)<br />
* [http://www.pchub.com/uph/category/163/Drive-Related.html See pictures of many different bezels] (link to internet shop)</div>Freischwimmerhttps://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=How_to_build_your_own_Ultrabay_drive&diff=53574How to build your own Ultrabay drive2012-03-13T17:46:23Z<p>Freischwimmer: /* Ultrabay 2000 */ updated the link to the howto for the NEC ND-6550A</p>
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Optical [[UltraBay Devices|Ultrabay drives]] like CD-ROM and DVD drives or burners are usually a bit more expensive than their non-IBM counterparts. Additionally more modern technologies are not available for discontinued [[Ultrabay]] standards. A solution to this annoyance is to take a standard slim form factor notebook drive and turn it into an Ultrabay drive yourself.<br />
{{WARN|No warranty of any kind is given for the correctness of the following instructions. Following them can damage your machine. Proceed at your own risk.}}<br />
{{NOTE|This article is written with Ultrabay 2000 drives in mind. But should be appliable for UltraslimBay and other kinds of Ultrabay devices as well. However, see the warning below.}}<br />
{{WARN|Ultrabay Enhanced (and possibly Ultrabay Slim) formfactor uses a proprietary connector which is soldered to the board. No standard drive can be modified to be used in Ultrabay Enhanced (Slim?) equiped Thinkpads.}}<br />
|}<br />
==The basics==<br />
The "big secret" about Ultrabay drives is that basically they are just standard slim form factor notebook drives equipped with an Ultrabay frame. This frame is just a mechanical addition with an integrated connector adapter.<br />
<br />
The standard SFF-8552 "Specification for Form Factor of 5 1/4" 9.5mm and 12.7mm Height Optical Drives" is defined by the SFF Committee (SFF = Small Form Factor), the connector on the back of the drive is known as JAE KX15-50KLD, JAE = Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited, the Ultrabay 2000 frame is propriatary IBM.<br />
<br />
As curious people found, the inner connector of an Ultrabay frame is nothing more than a standard interface for such drives. Hence, it is generally possible to disassemble an old Ultrabay drive and attach the frame to a newer or better one.<br />
<br />
There are, however, some things to consider...<br />
<br />
==The limitations==<br />
Even though these slim form factor drives seem to have a standard form factor at first look, it turns out that there are marginal mechanical differences. This makes it hard if at all possible to know beforehand if the Ultrabay frame from your old drive will perfectly fit onto the new one. The fact is that different Ultrabay drives even for the same Ultrabay standard have frames with different mechanical characteristics. Small differences can sometimes be adjusted by modifying parts of the frame, but this is of course not the nicest solution.<br />
<br />
The most varying part is the Blending, which is usually not compatible even among drives of the same manufacturer. The positions of the eject button, the drive LED, the emergency eject hole and the way the blending is attached to the drive all vary a lot. Do precise research before you buy anything. One solution here is to keep the original blending of the drive, since the Ultrabay blending is independent from the rest of the frame. The disadvantage is an optical one: the standard blendings are usually flat whereas the Ultrabay blendings usually are a bit thicker at the top and thinner at the bottom. Also, for some Ultrabay standards you would have to cut out the lower right edge of the blending, since the standard drive blendings are usually rectangle shaped.<br />
<br />
==Ultrabay 2000==<br />
The Ultrabay 2000 frame consists of four parts: Front bezel, left wing, right wing and the back plate containing the connector interface.<br />
<br />
The left and right parts are attached with little screws in holes which are at standardized positions and should usually fit among all drives. However, the actual drives show tiny variations in width, which are leveraged by the left and right parts. Hence these can be a bit thicker or thinner (fractions of 1mm). Putting a somewhat wide frame part onto a somewhat wide drive might result in an Ultrabay drive that doesn't fit into the bay at all because it's just a tiny little bit too wide. This can be dealt with e.g. by sanding one of the side frame parts, but it's better if all components fit correctly in the first place. Also, the side frames have hatches fitting into the holes in the back part. Among frames these hatches vary in thickness and length and hence, again, might not fit easily. Again, they can be adjusted by cutting them a bit.<br />
<br />
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2<br />
|+ Ultrabay 2000 drives and compatible alternative drives<br />
|-<br />
! Ultrabay drive !! IBM part number !! actual drive !! compatible drive !! needed steps to make fitting<br />
|-<br />
| [[Ultrabay 2000 CD-ROM Drive]] || 27L3435 || TEAC CD-224E || Samsung SN-082H || I took the left wing, right wing, and the back plate from the Teac drive, the screws for the back plate was too long, when fitted with the "long" screws the drive could not open, the new screws is 1-2 mm shorter and now the drive opens without problems, i'm currently looking for a front bezel, that comply with the SFF-8552 standard, or I will cut away the the lower-right corner, but this will void warranty on my new drive. The new drive was recognized without any problems by Windows XP Pro. on my A31 (2652-M3G)! ([http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Image:SN-S082H-front1.jpg Bezel photo 1]) ([http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Image:SN-S082H-front2.jpg Bezel photo 2]). <br />
|-<br />
| [[Ultrabay 2000 8x-3x DVD Drive]] || 27L3447 || Matsushita SR-8175-M || ... || ...<br />
|-<br />
| [[Ultrabay 2000 Ultralight 8x DVD-ROM Drive]] || 08K9648 || Matsushita SR-8176-M || Toshiba Samsung TS-L532A (Don't buy this drive!)|| Only the left wing, right wing, and the back plate from the original drive was used, I got the TS-L532A drive from a clearance sale of Compal CL56 parts = very cheap! The front bezel was too high, too wide and I also had to cut away the lower-right corner. Tested in both A31 and T30, the new drive is compliant with the SFF-8552 standard ([http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Image:TS-L532A-mod-T30.jpg Enjoy the photos]) DON'T BUY this drive is unstable!<br />
|-<br />
| Ultrabay 2000 8x DVD drive || ... || Hitachi GD-S200 || 8x DVD+-RW NEC ND-6650A || [http://markoff.biz/pivot/entry.php?id=856 Commented photo manual by Markoff]<br \><br />
[http://www.w3hs.net/pub-down/ultrabayplus_drive/ HowTo for NEC ND-6550A ]<br /><br />
<!-- If the server www.w3hs.net becomes unavailable just drop me note to mkm@w3hs.net with the subject 'thinkwiki.org ultrabayplus files' so I can update this link. --><br />
[http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Image:Nec_nd-6550a_front_bezel_overview.png NEC ND-6550A's front bezel with cut off edge]<br \><br />
|-<br />
| Ultrabay 2000 6x DVD drive || ... || Toshiba DVD-ROM SD-C2302 || [http://www.liteonamericas.com/us/DVDRW_SOSW833S.htm LiteonIT Slimtype SOSW-833S DVD+-RW] || Judging by the pictures, this Liteon IT drive looks a lot like the NEC one in Markoff's guide above. Notes: <br />
<br />
1) It seems it's ''not'' necessary to cut away the lower-right corner of the front bezel, at least on a T23. It'll take a bit more determination than normally to close the drive, but it doesn't look like the bezel is suffering from the bent ([http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Image:Ultrabay2k_replacement_drive_bezel_bend.jpg photo]). Also, it was a bit tricky to get the new drive to actually stay locked in the bay, but once you get it to fit (and don't need to swap drives), it'll stay. <br />
<br />
2) Burning DVD-Rs at "maximum speed" produces valid DVD's but with a scary, unstable sound, and the net speed fluctuates between 1 and 2x (also on a T23). Choosing 2x keeps the burn process stable (and noiseless!)<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| Ultrabay 2000 DVD/CD-RW Combo drive || ... || ... || LG GWA-4040N || [http://www.thinkpad-portal.com/modules/cpg1.2.1_standalone/thumbnails.php?album=45&page=1 Photo documentary]<br />
|- <br />
| [[Ultrabay 2000 CD-RW DVD-ROM Combo IV Drive]] || ... || HL-DT-ST GCC-4240N || NEC ND-6650A || Building the drive from scratch was pretty easy and straightforward. I got wing and backplane from ebay. On the front bezel it's necessary to cut away the lower-right corner. It seems to be possible to mount the original front bezel with small mods -- the notches seem to be in the same position. <br />
|-<br />
| [[Ultrabay 2000 Multi-Burner]] || 22P7015 || Panasonic UJ-840 || NEC 8X SLIM DVD ND-6650 || Eschewing the Ultrabay 2000 bezel, a small section needs to be cut out of the lower right corner of the original front bezel. This can be removed from the drive for this purpose; the other Ultrabay parts screw directly into the drive which fits without further modifications.<br />
|-<br />
| [[Ultrabay 2000 CD-RW]] || 08K9617 || Sony CRX700E || ND-6750A DVD±RW (8x/8x/8x) || It was very easy to install this into a {{T30}} model [[2366-91U]]. I took the left wing, right wing, and the back plate from the CD-RW that came with my {{T30}} and installed them on the new DVD burner. It was a little bit tighter fitting than the previous drive but it slid in fine and clicked. I tried to find a way to use the IBM bezel that was on the original drive but there was no way to make it fit (I had a crazy idea to cut off the little tabs and crazy glue on the bezel but I chickened out). The [[Ultrabay]] eject lever is on the left side so the bezel did not need trimming on that side. Unfortunately, I had trouble closing the drive tray because it was hitting the infrared window. I had to neatly cut out a small section on the lower right side of the bezel. Everything turned out great and I now I have a DVD burner on my {{T30}}!<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Links==<br />
* markoff.biz/pivot/entry.php?id=856 Commented photo manual about upgrading an Ultrabay 2000 drive <tt>(DVD-ROM Hitachi GD-S200 -> DVD+-RW NEC ND-6650A in IBM ThinkPad T21)</tt> INFO: homepage no longer exist<br />
* [http://notebooky.idnes.cz/jak-na-upgrade-dvd-mechaniky-ve-starem-notebooku-fts-/prislusenstvi.asp?c=A070608_013204_prislusenstvi_hya Upgrading T23 with Toshiba SD-C2512 to NEC AD-7543A] (page in Chech language, but the pictures say everything)<br />
* [http://www.sffcommittee.com/ie/index.html SFF Committee] <tt> (standard organization)</tt><br />
* ftp://ftp.seagate.com/sff/SFF-8552.PDF SFF-8552, Specification for Form Factor of 5 1/4" 9.5mm and 12.7mm Height Optical Drives<br />
* [http://cache-www.intel.com/cd/00/00/29/45/294569_294569.pdf Integration Guide - Common Building Block (CBB) — Optical Disk Drive (ODD)] (document from Intel)<br />
* [http://www.mobileformfactors.org/ingredients/odd/index.php List of optical drives compatible with the SFF-8552 standard] (list by Mobileformfactors)<br />
* [http://jae-connector.com/en/ Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited] <tt> (connector standard) </tt><br />
* [http://www.pchub.com/uph/category/295/Optical-Drive.html See pictures of many different optical drives without front bezel] (link to internet shop)<br />
* [http://www.pchub.com/uph/category/163/Drive-Related.html See pictures of many different bezels] (link to internet shop)</div>Freischwimmerhttps://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=User:Freischwimmer&diff=53573User:Freischwimmer2012-03-13T17:42:59Z<p>Freischwimmer: /* Comments */ updated link to ultrabayplus howto</p>
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=== Welcome! ===<br />
I am a student at the FHL University of Applied Sciences Lübeck, studying electrical engineering<br /><br />
and started with Ubuntu in the year 2006, but now Debian is my favourite distribution.<br /><br />
Since August 2007 I proudly own my first and only IBM ThinkPad :)<br />
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=== Contact === <br />
* eMail : flux8 [ÄTT] gmx . net<br />
* Jabber: mkm [ÄTT] swissjabber . org<br />
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=== My ThinkPad X30=== <br />
Model: 2672-42G<br />
OS : Debian 4<br />
Ubuntu 7.04<br />
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'''additional hardware in use'''<br />
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* Dock<br />
* internal CD&DVD-Burner<br />
* WLAN card (PCMCIA)<br />
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=== Comments ===<br />
The ThinkWiki articel on [[How_to_build_your_own_UltraBay_drive|how to build an own UltraBay drive]] was very usefull to me!<br /><br />
I bought the following components:<br />
* NEC ND-6650A<br />
* Adapter: normal notebook drive -> UltraBay 2000<br />
* UltraBase X3 media slice (empty)<br />
and all parts fit together without a hitch :)<br />
<br />
<!--See my [http://cidex.funbad.de/PUBdown/HowTos/ultrabayplus_drive/ HowTo] for more Information.--><br />
<!--See my [https://mkm.selfip.net/ultrabayplus_drive/ HowTo] for more Information.--><br />
See my [http://www.w3hs.net/pub-down/ultrabayplus_drive/ HowTo] for more Information.<br /><br />
If this resource is no longer available, please drop me a note so I can update the link.</div>Freischwimmerhttps://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=How_to_build_your_own_Ultrabay_drive&diff=44607How to build your own Ultrabay drive2009-10-29T22:20:34Z<p>Freischwimmer: Updated a broken link</p>
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Optical [[UltraBay Devices|Ultrabay drives]] like CD-ROM and DVD drives or burners are usually a bit more expensive than their non-IBM counterparts. Additionally more modern technologies are not available for discontinued [[Ultrabay]] standards. A solution to this annoyance is to take a standard slim form factor notebook drive and turn it into an Ultrabay drive yourself.<br />
{{WARN|No warranty of any kind is given for the correctness of the following instructions. Following them can damage your machine. Proceed at your own risk.}}<br />
{{NOTE|This article is written with Ultrabay 2000 drives in mind. But should be appliable for UltraslimBay and other kinds of Ultrabay devices as well. However, see the warning below.}}<br />
{{WARN|Ultrabay Enhanced (and possibly Ultrabay Slim) formfactor uses a proprietary connector which is soldered to the board. No standard drive can be modified to be used in Ultrabay Enhanced (Slim?) equiped Thinkpads.}}<br />
|}<br />
==The basics==<br />
The "big secret" about Ultrabay drives is that basically they are just standard slim form factor notebook drives equipped with an Ultrabay frame. This frame is just a mechanical addition with an integrated connector adapter.<br />
<br />
The standard SFF-8552 "Specification for Form Factor of 5 1/4" 9.5mm and 12.7mm Height Optical Drives" is defined by the SFF Committee (SFF = Small Form Factor), the connector on the back of the drive is known as JAE KX15-50KLD, JAE = Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited, the Ultrabay 2000 frame is propriatary IBM.<br />
<br />
As curious people found, the inner connector of an Ultrabay frame is nothing more than a standard interface for such drives. Hence, it is generally possible to disassemble an old Ultrabay drive and attach the frame to a newer or better one.<br />
<br />
There are, however, some things to consider...<br />
<br />
==The limitations==<br />
Even though these slim form factor drives seem to have a standard form factor at first look, it turns out that there are marginal mechanical differences. This makes it hard if at all possible to know beforehand if the Ultrabay frame from your old drive will perfectly fit onto the new one. The fact is that different Ultrabay drives even for the same Ultrabay standard have frames with different mechanical characteristics. Small differences can sometimes be adjusted by modifying parts of the frame, but this is of course not the nicest solution.<br />
<br />
The most varying part is the Blending, which is usually not compatible even among drives of the same manufacturer. The positions of the eject button, the drive LED, the emergency eject hole and the way the blending is attached to the drive all vary a lot. Do precise research before you buy anything. One solution here is to keep the original blending of the drive, since the Ultrabay blending is independent from the rest of the frame. The disadvantage is an optical one: the standard blendings are usually flat whereas the Ultrabay blendings usually are a bit thicker at the top and thinner at the bottom. Also, for some Ultrabay standards you would have to cut out the lower right edge of the blending, since the standard drive blendings are usually rectangle shaped.<br />
<br />
==Ultrabay 2000==<br />
The Ultrabay 2000 frame consists of four parts: Front bezel, left wing, right wing and the back plate containing the connector interface.<br />
<br />
The left and right parts are attached with little screws in holes which are at standardized positions and should usually fit among all drives. However, the actual drives show tiny variations in width, which are leveraged by the left and right parts. Hence these can be a bit thicker or thinner (fractions of 1mm). Putting a somewhat wide frame part onto a somewhat wide drive might result in an Ultrabay drive that doesn't fit into the bay at all because it's just a tiny little bit too wide. This can be dealt with e.g. by sanding one of the side frame parts, but it's better if all components fit correctly in the first place. Also, the side frames have hatches fitting into the holes in the back part. Among frames these hatches vary in thickness and length and hence, again, might not fit easily. Again, they can be adjusted by cutting them a bit.<br />
<br />
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2<br />
|+ Ultrabay 2000 drives and compatible alternative drives<br />
|-<br />
! Ultrabay drive !! IBM part number !! actual drive !! compatible drive !! needed steps to make fitting<br />
|-<br />
| [[Ultrabay 2000 CD-ROM Drive]] || 27L3435 || TEAC CD-224E || Samsung SN-082H || I took the left wing, right wing, and the back plate from the Teac drive, the screws for the back plate was too long, when fitted with the "long" screws the drive could not open, the new screws is 1-2 mm shorter and now the drive opens without problems, i'm currently looking for a front bezel, that comply with the SFF-8552 standard, or I will cut away the the lower-right corner, but this will void warranty on my new drive. The new drive was recognized without any problems by Windows XP Pro. on my A31 (2652-M3G)! ([http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Image:SN-S082H-front1.jpg Bezel photo 1]) ([http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Image:SN-S082H-front2.jpg Bezel photo 2]). <br />
|-<br />
| [[Ultrabay 2000 8x-3x DVD-ROM Drive]] || 27L3447 || Matsushita SR-8175-M || ... || ...<br />
|-<br />
| [[Ultrabay 2000 Ultralight 8x DVD-ROM Drive]] || 08K9648 || Matsushita SR-8176-M || Toshiba Samsung TS-L532A (Don't buy this drive!)|| Only the left wing, right wing, and the back plate from the original drive was used, I got the TS-L532A drive from a clearance sale of Compal CL56 parts = very cheap! The front bezel was too high, too wide and I also had to cut away the lower-right corner. Tested in both A31 and T30, the new drive is compliant with the SFF-8552 standard ([http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Image:TS-L532A-mod-T30.jpg Enjoy the photos]) DON'T BUY this drive is unstable!<br />
|-<br />
| Ultrabay 2000 8x DVD drive || ... || Hitachi GD-S200 || 8x DVD+-RW NEC ND-6650A || [http://markoff.biz/pivot/entry.php?id=856 Commented photo manual by Markoff]<br \><br />
[http://mkm.w3hs.net/pub-down/ultrabayplus_drive/ HowTo for NEC ND-6550A ]<br /><br />
<!-- If the server mkm.w3hs.net becomes unavailable just drop me note to mkm@w3hs.net with the subject 'thinkwiki.org ultrabayplus files' and I'll send you the files and update this link if necessary. --><br />
[http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Image:Nec_nd-6550a_front_bezel_overview.png NEC ND-6550A's front bezel with cut off edge]<br \><br />
|-<br />
| Ultrabay 2000 6x DVD drive || ... || Toshiba DVD-ROM SD-C2302 || [http://www.liteonamericas.com/us/DVDRW_SOSW833S.htm LiteonIT Slimtype SOSW-833S DVD+-RW] || Judging by the pictures, this Liteon IT drive looks a lot like the NEC one in Markoff's guide above. Notes: <br />
<br />
1) It seems it's ''not'' necessary to cut away the lower-right corner of the front bezel, at least on a T23. It'll take a bit more determination than normally to close the drive, but it doesn't look like the bezel is suffering from the bent ([http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Image:Ultrabay2k_replacement_drive_bezel_bend.jpg photo]). Also, it was a bit tricky to get the new drive to actually stay locked in the bay, but once you get it to fit (and don't need to swap drives), it'll stay. <br />
<br />
2) Burning DVD-Rs at "maximum speed" produces valid DVD's but with a scary, unstable sound, and the net speed fluctuates between 1 and 2x (also on a T23). Choosing 2x keeps the burn process stable (and noiseless!)<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| Ultrabay 2000 DVD/CD-RW Combo drive || ... || ... || LG GWA-4040N || [http://www.thinkpad-portal.com/modules/cpg1.2.1_standalone/thumbnails.php?album=45&page=1 Photo documentary]<br />
|- <br />
| [[Ultrabay 2000 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo IV Drive]] || ... || HL-DT-ST GCC-4240N || NEC ND-6650A || Building the drive from scratch was pretty easy and straightforward. I got wing and backplane from ebay. On the front bezel it's necessary to cut away the lower-right corner. It seems to be possible to mount the original front bezel with small mods -- the notches seem to be in the same position. <br />
|-<br />
| [[Ultrabay 2000 DVD Multi-Burner]] || 22P7015 || Panasonic UJ-840 || NEC 8X SLIM DVD ND-6650 || Eschewing the Ultrabay 2000 bezel, a small section needs to be cut out of the lower right corner of the original front bezel. This can be removed from the drive for this purpose; the other Ultrabay parts screw directly into the drive which fits without further modifications.<br />
|-<br />
| [[Ultrabay 2000 CD-RW]] || 08K9617 || Sony CRX700E || ND-6750A DVD±RW (8x/8x/8x) || It was very easy to install this into a {{T30}} model [[2366-91U]]. I took the left wing, right wing, and the back plate from the CD-RW that came with my {{T30}} and installed them on the new DVD burner. It was a little bit tighter fitting than the previous drive but it slid in fine and clicked. I tried to find a way to use the IBM bezel that was on the original drive but there was no way to make it fit (I had a crazy idea to cut off the little tabs and crazy glue on the bezel but I chickened out). The [[Ultrabay]] eject lever is on the left side so the bezel did not need trimming on that side. Unfortunately, I had trouble closing the drive tray because it was hitting the infrared window. I had to neatly cut out a small section on the lower right side of the bezel. Everything turned out great and I now I have a DVD burner on my {{T30}}!<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Links==<br />
* markoff.biz/pivot/entry.php?id=856 Commented photo manual about upgrading an Ultrabay 2000 drive <tt>(DVD-ROM Hitachi GD-S200 -> DVD+-RW NEC ND-6650A in IBM ThinkPad T21)</tt> INFO: homepage no longer exist<br />
* [http://notebooky.idnes.cz/jak-na-upgrade-dvd-mechaniky-ve-starem-notebooku-fts-/prislusenstvi.asp?c=A070608_013204_prislusenstvi_hya Upgrading T23 with Toshiba SD-C2512 to NEC AD-7543A] (page in Chech language, but the pictures say everything)<br />
* [http://www.sffcommittee.com/ie/index.html SFF Committee] <tt> (standard organization)</tt><br />
* ftp://ftp.seagate.com/sff/SFF-8552.PDF SFF-8552, Specification for Form Factor of 5 1/4" 9.5mm and 12.7mm Height Optical Drives<br />
* [http://cache-www.intel.com/cd/00/00/29/45/294569_294569.pdf Integration Guide - Common Building Block (CBB) — Optical Disk Drive (ODD)] (document from Intel)<br />
* [http://www.mobileformfactors.org/ingredients/odd/index.php List of optical drives compatible with the SFF-8552 standard] (list by Mobileformfactors)<br />
* [http://jae-connector.com/en/ Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited] <tt> (connector standard) </tt><br />
* [http://www.pchub.com/uph/category/295/Optical-Drive.html See pictures of many different optical drives without front bezel] (link to internet shop)<br />
* [http://www.pchub.com/uph/category/163/Drive-Related.html See pictures of many different bezels] (link to internet shop)</div>Freischwimmerhttps://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=How_to_build_your_own_Ultrabay_drive&diff=42332How to build your own Ultrabay drive2009-03-27T15:00:21Z<p>Freischwimmer: Ultrabay 2000 8x DVD drive: Updated broken link and added note how to get the data back in the future</p>
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Optical [[UltraBay Devices|Ultrabay drives]] like CD-ROM and DVD drives or burners are usually a bit more expensive than their non-IBM counterparts. Additionally more modern technologies are not available for discontinued [[Ultrabay]] standards. A solution to this annoyance is to take a standard slim form factor notebook drive and turn it into an Ultrabay drive yourself.<br />
{{WARN|No warranty of any kind is given for the correctness of the following instructions. Following them can damage your machine. Proceed at your own risk.}}<br />
{{NOTE|This article is written with Ultrabay 2000 drives in mind. But should be appliable for UltraslimBay and other kinds of Ultrabay devices as well. However, see the warning below.}}<br />
{{WARN|Ultrabay Enhanced (and possibly Ultrabay Slim) formfactor uses a proprietary connector which is soldered to the board. No standard drive can be modified to be used in Ultrabay Enhanced (Slim?) equiped Thinkpads.}}<br />
|}<br />
==The basics==<br />
The "big secret" about Ultrabay drives is that basically they are just standard slim form factor notebook drives equipped with an Ultrabay frame. This frame is just a mechanical addition with an integrated connector adapter.<br />
<br />
The standard SFF-8552 "Specification for Form Factor of 5 1/4" 9.5mm and 12.7mm Height Optical Drives" is defined by the SFF Committee (SFF = Small Form Factor), the connector on the back of the drive is known as JAE KX15-50KLD, JAE = Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited, the Ultrabay 2000 frame is propriatary IBM.<br />
<br />
As curious people found, the inner connector of an Ultrabay frame is nothing more than a standard interface for such drives. Hence, it is generally possible to disassemble an old Ultrabay drive and attach the frame to a newer or better one.<br />
<br />
There are, however, some things to consider...<br />
<br />
==The limitations==<br />
Even though these slim form factor drives seem to have a standard form factor at first look, it turns out that there are marginal mechanical differences. This makes it hard if at all possible to know beforehand if the Ultrabay frame from your old drive will perfectly fit onto the new one. The fact is that different Ultrabay drives even for the same Ultrabay standard have frames with different mechanical characteristics. Small differences can sometimes be adjusted by modifying parts of the frame, but this is of course not the nicest solution.<br />
<br />
The most varying part is the Blending, which is usually not compatible even among drives of the same manufacturer. The positions of the eject button, the drive LED, the emergency eject hole and the way the blending is attached to the drive all vary a lot. Do precise research before you buy anything. One solution here is to keep the original blending of the drive, since the Ultrabay blending is independent from the rest of the frame. The disadvantage is an optical one: the standard blendings are usually flat whereas the Ultrabay blendings usually are a bit thicker at the top and thinner at the bottom. Also, for some Ultrabay standards you would have to cut out the lower right edge of the blending, since the standard drive blendings are usually rectangle shaped.<br />
<br />
==Ultrabay 2000==<br />
The Ultrabay 2000 frame consists of four parts: Front bezel, left wing, right wing and the back plate containing the connector interface.<br />
<br />
The left and right parts are attached with little screws in holes which are at standardized positions and should usually fit among all drives. However, the actual drives show tiny variations in width, which are leveraged by the left and right parts. Hence these can be a bit thicker or thinner (fractions of 1mm). Putting a somewhat wide frame part onto a somewhat wide drive might result in an Ultrabay drive that doesn't fit into the bay at all because it's just a tiny little bit too wide. This can be dealt with e.g. by sanding one of the side frame parts, but it's better if all components fit correctly in the first place. Also, the side frames have hatches fitting into the holes in the back part. Among frames these hatches vary in thickness and length and hence, again, might not fit easily. Again, they can be adjusted by cutting them a bit.<br />
<br />
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2<br />
|+ Ultrabay 2000 drives and compatible alternative drives<br />
|-<br />
! Ultrabay drive !! IBM part number !! actual drive !! compatible drive !! needed steps to make fitting<br />
|-<br />
| [[Ultrabay 2000 CD-ROM Drive]] || 27L3435 || TEAC CD-224E || Samsung SN-082H || I took the left wing, right wing, and the back plate from the Teac drive, the screws for the back plate was too long, when fitted with the "long" screws the drive could not open, the new screws is 1-2 mm shorter and now the drive opens without problems, i'm currently looking for a front bezel, that comply with the SFF-8552 standard, or I will cut away the the lower-right corner, but this will void warranty on my new drive. The new drive was recognized without any problems by Windows XP Pro. on my A31 (2652-M3G)! ([http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Image:SN-S082H-front1.jpg Bezel photo 1]) ([http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Image:SN-S082H-front2.jpg Bezel photo 2]). <br />
|-<br />
| [[Ultrabay 2000 8x-3x DVD-ROM Drive]] || 27L3447 || Matsushita SR-8175-M || ... || ...<br />
|-<br />
| [[Ultrabay 2000 Ultralight 8x DVD-ROM Drive]] || 08K9648 || Matsushita SR-8176-M || Toshiba Samsung TS-L532A (Don't buy this drive!)|| Only the left wing, right wing, and the back plate from the original drive was used, I got the TS-L532A drive from a clearance sale of Compal CL56 parts = very cheap! The front bezel was too high, too wide and I also had to cut away the lower-right corner. Tested in both A31 and T30, the new drive is compliant with the SFF-8552 standard ([http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Image:TS-L532A-mod-T30.jpg Enjoy the photos]) DON'T BUY this drive is unstable!<br />
|-<br />
| Ultrabay 2000 8x DVD drive || ... || Hitachi GD-S200 || 8x DVD+-RW NEC ND-6650A || [http://markoff.biz/pivot/entry.php?id=856 Commented photo manual by Markoff]<br \><br />
[https://mkm.selfip.net/ultrabayplus_drive/ HowTo for NEC ND-6550A ]<br /><br />
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[http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Image:Nec_nd-6550a_front_bezel_overview.png NEC ND-6550A's front bezel with cut off edge]<br \><br />
|-<br />
| Ultrabay 2000 6x DVD drive || ... || Toshiba DVD-ROM SD-C2302 || [http://www.liteonamericas.com/us/DVDRW_SOSW833S.htm LiteonIT Slimtype SOSW-833S DVD+-RW] || Judging by the pictures, this Liteon IT drive looks a lot like the NEC one in Markoff's guide above. Notes: <br />
<br />
1) It seems it's ''not'' necessary to cut away the lower-right corner of the front bezel, at least on a T23. It'll take a bit more determination than normally to close the drive, but it doesn't look like the bezel is suffering from the bent ([http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Image:Ultrabay2k_replacement_drive_bezel_bend.jpg photo]). Also, it was a bit tricky to get the new drive to actually stay locked in the bay, but once you get it to fit (and don't need to swap drives), it'll stay. <br />
<br />
2) Burning DVD-Rs at "maximum speed" produces valid DVD's but with a scary, unstable sound, and the net speed fluctuates between 1 and 2x (also on a T23). Choosing 2x keeps the burn process stable (and noiseless!)<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| Ultrabay 2000 DVD/CD-RW Combo drive || ... || ... || LG GWA-4040N || [http://www.thinkpad-portal.com/modules/cpg1.2.1_standalone/thumbnails.php?album=45&page=1 Photo documentary]<br />
|- <br />
| [[Ultrabay 2000 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo IV Drive]] || ... || HL-DT-ST GCC-4240N || NEC ND-6650A || Building the drive from scratch was pretty easy and straightforward. I got wing and backplane from ebay. On the front bezel it's necessary to cut away the lower-right corner. It seems to be possible to mount the original front bezel with small mods -- the notches seem to be in the same position. <br />
|-<br />
| [[Ultrabay 2000 DVD Multi-Burner]] || 22P7015 || Panasonic UJ-840 || NEC 8X SLIM DVD ND-6650 || Eschewing the Ultrabay 2000 bezel, a small section needs to be cut out of the lower right corner of the original front bezel. This can be removed from the drive for this purpose; the other Ultrabay parts screw directly into the drive which fits without further modifications.<br />
|-<br />
| [[Ultrabay 2000 CD-RW]] || 08K9617 || Sony CRX700E || ND-6750A DVD±RW (8x/8x/8x) || It was very easy to install this into a {{T30}} model [[2366-91U]]. I took the left wing, right wing, and the back plate from the CD-RW that came with my {{T30}} and installed them on the new DVD burner. It was a little bit tighter fitting than the previous drive but it slid in fine and clicked. I tried to find a way to use the IBM bezel that was on the original drive but there was no way to make it fit (I had a crazy idea to cut off the little tabs and crazy glue on the bezel but I chickened out). The [[Ultrabay]] eject lever is on the left side so the bezel did not need trimming on that side. Unfortunately, I had trouble closing the drive tray because it was hitting the infrared window. I had to neatly cut out a small section on the lower right side of the bezel. Everything turned out great and I now I have a DVD burner on my {{T30}}!<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Links==<br />
* markoff.biz/pivot/entry.php?id=856 Commented photo manual about upgrading an Ultrabay 2000 drive <tt>(DVD-ROM Hitachi GD-S200 -> DVD+-RW NEC ND-6650A in IBM ThinkPad T21)</tt> INFO: homepage no longer exist<br />
* [http://notebooky.idnes.cz/jak-na-upgrade-dvd-mechaniky-ve-starem-notebooku-fts-/prislusenstvi.asp?c=A070608_013204_prislusenstvi_hya Upgrading T23 with Toshiba SD-C2512 to NEC AD-7543A] (page in Chech language, but the pictures say everything)<br />
* [http://www.sffcommittee.com/ie/index.html SFF Committee] <tt> (standard organization)</tt><br />
* ftp://ftp.seagate.com/sff/SFF-8552.PDF SFF-8552, Specification for Form Factor of 5 1/4" 9.5mm and 12.7mm Height Optical Drives<br />
* [http://cache-www.intel.com/cd/00/00/29/45/294569_294569.pdf Integration Guide - Common Building Block (CBB) — Optical Disk Drive (ODD)] (document from Intel)<br />
* [http://www.mobileformfactors.org/ingredients/odd/index.php List of optical drives compatible with the SFF-8552 standard] (list by Mobileformfactors)<br />
* [http://jae-connector.com/en/ Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited] <tt> (connector standard) </tt><br />
* [http://www.pchub.com/uph/category/295/Optical-Drive.html See pictures of many different optical drives without front bezel] (link to internet shop)<br />
* [http://www.pchub.com/uph/category/163/Drive-Related.html See pictures of many different bezels] (link to internet shop)</div>Freischwimmerhttps://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=User:Freischwimmer&diff=42331User:Freischwimmer2009-03-27T14:54:33Z<p>Freischwimmer: Aktueller Link und Hinweis ergänzt</p>
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=== Welcome! ===<br />
I am a student at the FHL University of Applied Sciences Lübeck, studying electrical engineering<br /><br />
and started with Ubuntu in the year 2006, but now Debian is my favourite distribution.<br /><br />
Since August 2007 I proudly own my first and only IBM ThinkPad :)<br />
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=== Contact === <br />
* eMail : flux8 [ÄTT] gmx . net<br />
* Jabber: mkm [ÄTT] swissjabber . org<br />
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=== My ThinkPad X30=== <br />
Model: 2672-42G<br />
OS : Debian 4<br />
Ubuntu 7.04<br />
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'''additional hardware in use'''<br />
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* Dock<br />
* internal CD&DVD-Burner<br />
* WLAN card (PCMCIA)<br />
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=== Comments ===<br />
The ThinkWiki articel on [[How_to_build_your_own_UltraBay_drive|how to build an own UltraBay drive]] was very usefull to me!<br /><br />
I bought the following components:<br />
* NEC ND-6650A<br />
* Adapter: normal notebook drive -> UltraBay 2000<br />
* UltraBase X3 media slice (empty)<br />
and all parts fit together without a hitch :)<br />
<br />
<!--See my [http://cidex.funbad.de/PUBdown/HowTos/ultrabayplus_drive/ HowTo] for more Information.--><br />
See my [https://mkm.selfip.net/ultrabayplus_drive/ HowTo] for more Information.<br /><br />
If this server is no longer available, please drop me a note. I'll give you the files, so you can host them.</div>Freischwimmerhttps://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=How_to_build_your_own_Ultrabay_drive&diff=36511How to build your own Ultrabay drive2008-02-20T19:26:37Z<p>Freischwimmer: Reintroduced Markoff's photo manual for the 'NEC ND-6650A'</p>
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Optical [[UltraBay Devices|UltraBay drives]] like CD-ROM and DVD drives or burners are usually a bit more expensive than their non-IBM counterparts. Additionally more modern technologies are not available for discontinued [[UltraBay]] standards. A solution to this annoyance is to take a standard slim form factor notebook drive and turn it into an UltraBay drive yourself.<br />
{{WARN|No warranty of any kind is given for the correctness of the following instructions. Following them can damage your machine. Proceed at your own risk.}}<br />
{{NOTE|This article is written with UltraBay 2000 drives in mind. But should be appliable for UltraSlimBay and other kinds of UltraBay devices as well. However, see the warning below.}}<br />
{{WARN|UltraBay Enhanced (and possibly UltraBay Slim) formfactor uses a proprietary connector which is soldered to the board. No standard drive can be modified to be used in UltraBy Enhanced (Slim?) equiped Thinkpads.}}<br />
|}<br />
==The Basics==<br />
The "big secret" about UltraBay drives is that basically they are just standard slim form factor notebook drives equipped with an UltraBay frame. This frame is just a mechanical addition with an integrated connector adapter.<br />
<br />
The standard SFF-8552 "Specification for Form Factor of 5 1/4" 9.5mm and 12.7mm Height Optical Drives" is defined by the SFF Committee (SFF = Small Form Factor), the connector on the back of the drive is known as JAE KX15-50KLD, JAE = Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited, the UltraBay 2000 frame is propriatary IBM.<br />
<br />
As curious people found, the inner connector of an UltraBay frame is nothing more than a standard interface for such drives. Hence, it is generally possible to disassemble an old UltraBay drive and attach the frame to a newer or better one.<br />
<br />
There are, however, some things to consider...<br />
<br />
==The Limitations==<br />
Even though these slim form factor drives seem to have a standard form factor at first look, it turns out that there are marginal mechanical differences. This makes it hard if at all possible to know beforehand if the UltraBay frame from your old drive will perfectly fit onto the new one. The fact is that different UltraBay drives even for the same UltraBay standard have frames with different mechanical characteristics. Small differences can sometimes be adjusted by modifying parts of the frame, but this is of course not the nicest solution.<br />
<br />
The most varying part is the Blending, which is usually not compatible even among drives of the same manufacturer. The positions of the eject button, the drive LED, the emergency eject hole and the way the blending is attached to the drive all vary a lot. Do precise research before you buy anything. One solution here is to keep the original blending of the drive, since the UltraBay blending is independent from the rest of the frame. The disadvantage is an optical one: the standard blendings are usually flat whereas the UltraBay blendings usually are a bit thicker at the top and thinner at the bottom. Also, for some UltraBay standards you would have to cut out the lower right edge of the blending, since the standard drive blendings are usually rectangle shaped.<br />
<br />
==UltraBay 2000==<br />
The UltraBay 2000 frame consists of four parts: Front bezel, left wing, right wing and the back plate containing the connector interface.<br />
<br />
The left and right parts are attached with little screws in holes which are at standardised positions and should usually fit among all drives. However, the actual drives show tiny variations in width, which are leveraged by the left and right parts. Hence these can be a bit thicker or thinner (fractions of 1mm). Putting a somewhat wide frame part onto a somewhat wide drive might result in an UltraBay drive that doesn't fit into the bay at all because it's just a tiny little bit too wide. This can be dealt with e.g. by sanding one of the side frame parts, but it's better if all components fit correctly in the first place. Also, the side frames have hatches fitting into the holes in the back part. Among frames these hatches vary in thickness and length and hence, again, might not fit easily. Again, they can be adjusted by cutting them a bit.<br />
<br />
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2<br />
|+ UltraBay 2000 drives and compatible alternative drives<br />
|-<br />
! UltraBay drive !! IBM Part-Nr. !! actual drive !! compatible drive !! needed steps to make fitting<br />
|-<br />
| [[UltraBay 2000 CD-ROM Drive]] || 27L3435 || TEAC CD-224E || Samsung SN-082H || I took the left wing, right wing, and the back plate from the Teac drive, the screws for the back plate was too long, when fitted with the "long" screws the drive could not open, the new screws is 1-2 mm shorter and now the drive opens without problems, i'm currently looking for a front bezel, that comply with the SFF-8552 standard, or I will cut away the the lowe-right corner, but this will void warranty on my new drive. The new drive was recognized without any problems by Windows XP Pro. on my A31 (2652-M3G)! ([http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Image:SN-S082H-front1.jpg Bezel photo 1]) ([http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Image:SN-S082H-front2.jpg Bezel photo 2]). <br />
|-<br />
| [[UltraBay 2000 8x-3x DVD-ROM Drive]] || 27L3447 || Matsushita SR-8175-M || ... || ...<br />
|-<br />
| [[UltraBay 2000 Ultralight 8x DVD-ROM Drive]] || 08K9648 || Matsushita SR-8176-M || Toshiba Samsung TS-L532A (Don't buy this drive!)|| Only the left wing, right wing, and the back plate from the original drive was used, I got the TS-L532A drive from a clearance sale of Compal CL56 parts = very cheap! The front bezel was too high, too wide and I also had to cut away the lower-right corner. Tested in both A31 and T30, the new drive is compliant with the SFF-8552 standard ([http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Image:TS-L532A-mod-T30.jpg Enjoy the photos]) DON'T BUY this drive is unstable!<br />
|-<br />
| UltraBay 2000 8x DVD drive || ... || Hitachi GD-S200 || 8x DVD+-RW NEC ND-6650A || [http://markoff.biz/pivot/entry.php?id=856 Commented photo manual by Markoff]<br \><br />
[http://cidex.funbad.de/PUBdown/HowTos/ultrabayplus_drive/ HowTo for NEC ND-6550A ]<br /><br />
[http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Image:Nec_nd-6550a_front_bezel_overview.png NEC ND-6550A's front bezel with cut off edge]<br \><br />
|-<br />
| UltraBay 2000 6x DVD drive || ... || Toshiba DVD-ROM SD-C2302 || [http://www.liteonamericas.com/us/DVDRW_SOSW833S.htm LiteonIT Slimtype SOSW-833S DVD+-RW] || Judging by the pictures, this Liteon IT drive looks a lot like the NEC one in Markoff's guide above. Notes: <br />
<br />
1) It seems it's ''not'' necessary to cut away the lower-right corner of the front bezel, at least on a T23. It'll take a bit more determination than normally to close the drive, but it doesn't look like the bezel is suffering from the bent ([http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Image:Ultrabay2k_replacement_drive_bezel_bend.jpg photo]). Also, it was a bit tricky to get the new drive to actually stay locked in the bay, but once you get it to fit (and don't need to swap drives), it'll stay. <br />
<br />
2) Burning DVD-Rs at "maximum speed" produces valid DVD's but with a scary, unstable sound, and the net speed fluctuates between 1 and 2x (also on a T23). Choosing 2x keeps the burn process stable (and noiseless!)<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| UltraBay 2000 DVD/CD-RW Combo drive || ... || ... || LG GWA-4040N || [http://www.thinkpad-portal.com/modules/cpg1.2.1_standalone/thumbnails.php?album=45&page=1 Photo documentary]<br />
|- <br />
| [[UltraBay 2000 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo IV Drive]] || ... || HL-DT-ST GCC-4240N || NEC ND-6650A || Building the drive from scratch was pretty easy and straightforward. I got wing and backplane from ebay. On the front bezel it's necessary to cut away the lower-right corner. It seems to be possible to mount the original front bezel with small mods -- the notches seem to be in the same position. <br />
|-<br />
| [[UltraBay 2000 DVD Multi-Burner]] || 22P7015 || Panasonic UJ-840 || NEC 8X SLIM DVD ND-6650 || Eschewing the Ultrabay 2000 bezel, a small section needs to be cut out of the lower right corner of the original front bezel. This can be removed from the drive for this purpose; the other Ultrabay parts screw directly into the drive which fits without further modifications.<br />
|-<br />
| [[UltraBay 2000 CD-RW]] || 08K9617 || Sony CRX700E || ND-6750A DVD±RW (8x/8x/8x) || It was very easy to install this into a {{T30}} model [[2366-91U]]. I took the left wing, right wing, and the back plate from the CD-RW that came with my {{T30}} and installed them on the new DVD burner. It was a little bit tighter fitting than the previous drive but it slid in fine and clicked. I tried to find a way to use the IBM bezel that was on the original drive but there was no way to make it fit (I had a crazy idea to cut off the little tabs and crazy glue on the bezel but I chickened out). The [[UltraBay]] eject lever is on the left side so the bezel did not need trimming on that side. Unfortunately, I had trouble closing the drive tray because it was hitting the infrared window. I had to neatly cut out a small section on the lower right side of the bezel. Everything turned out great and I now I have a DVD burner on my {{T30}}!<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Links==<br />
* markoff.biz/pivot/entry.php?id=856 Commented photo manual about upgrading an UltraBay 2000 drive <tt>(DVD-ROM Hitachi GD-S200 -> DVD+-RW NEC ND-6650A in IBM ThinkPad T21)</tt> INFO: homepage no longer exist<br />
* [http://notebooky.idnes.cz/jak-na-upgrade-dvd-mechaniky-ve-starem-notebooku-fts-/prislusenstvi.asp?c=A070608_013204_prislusenstvi_hya Upgrading T23 with Toshiba SD-C2512 to NEC AD-7543A] (page in Chech language, but the pictures say everything)<br />
* [http://www.sffcommittee.com/ie/index.html SFF Committee] <tt> (standard organaization)</tt><br />
* ftp://ftp.seagate.com/sff/SFF-8552.PDF SFF-8552, Specification for Form Factor of 5 1/4" 9.5mm and 12.7mm Height Optical Drives<br />
* [http://cache-www.intel.com/cd/00/00/29/45/294569_294569.pdf Integration Guide - Common Building Block (CBB) — Optical Disk Drive (ODD)] (document from Intel)<br />
* [http://www.mobileformfactors.org/ingredients/odd/index.php List of optical drives compatible with the SFF-8552 standard] (list by Mobileformfactors)<br />
* [http://jae-connector.com/en/ Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited] <tt> (connector standard) </tt><br />
* [http://www.pchub.com/uph/category/295/Optical-Drive.html See pictures of many different optical drives without front bezel] (link to internet shop)<br />
* [http://www.pchub.com/uph/category/163/Drive-Related.html See pictures of many different bezels] (link to internet shop)</div>Freischwimmerhttps://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=How_to_build_your_own_Ultrabay_drive&diff=32291How to build your own Ultrabay drive2007-08-21T14:10:27Z<p>Freischwimmer: /* UltraBay 2000 */</p>
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Optical [[UltraBay Devices|UltraBay drives]] like CD-ROM and DVD drives or burners are usually a bit more expensive than their non-IBM counterparts. Additionally more modern technologies are not available for discontinued [[UltraBay]] standards. A solution to this annoyance is to take a standard slim form factor notebook drive and turn it into an UltraBay drive yourself.<br />
{{WARN|No warranty of any kind is given for the correctness of the following instructions. Following them can damage your machine. Proceed at your own risk.}}<br />
{{NOTE|This article is written with UltraBay 2000 drives in mind. But should be appliable for UltraSlimBay and other kinds of UltraBay devices as well. However, see the warning below.}}<br />
{{WARN|UltraBay Enhanced (and possibly UltraBay Slim) formfactor uses a proprietary connector which is soldered to the board. No standard drive can be modified to be used in UltraBay Enhanced (Slim?) equiped Thinkpads.}}<br />
|}<br />
==The Basics==<br />
The "big secret" about UltraBay drives is that basically they are just standard slim form factor notebook drives equipped with an UltraBay frame. This frame is just a mechanical addition with an integrated connector adapter.<br />
<br />
As curious people found, the inner connector of an UltraBay frame is nothing more than a standard interface for such drives. Hence, it is generally possible to disassemble an old UltraBay drive and attach the frame to a newer or better one.<br />
<br />
There are, however, some things to consider...<br />
<br />
==The Limitations==<br />
Even though these slim form factor drives seem to have a standard form factor at first look, it turns out that there are marginal mechanical differences. This makes it hard if at all possible to know beforehand if the UltraBay frame from your old drive will perfectly fit onto the new one. The fact is that different UltraBay drives even for the same UltraBay standard have frames with different mechanical characteristics. Small differences can sometimes be adjusted by modifying parts of the frame, but this is of course not the nicest solution.<br />
<br />
The most varying part is the Blending, which is usually not compatible even among drives of the same manufacturer. The positions of the eject button, the drive LED, the emergency eject hole and the way the blending is attached to the drive all vary a lot. Do precise research before you buy anything. One solution here is to keep the original blending of the drive, since the UltraBay blending is independent from the rest of the frame. The disadvantage is an optical one: the standard blendings are usually flat whereas the UltraBay blendings usually are a bit thicker at the top and thinner at the bottom. Also, for some UltraBay standards you would have to cut out the lower right edge of the blending, since the standard drive blendings are usually rectangle shaped.<br />
<br />
==UltraBay 2000==<br />
The UltraBay 2000 frame consists of four parts: Front bezel, left wing, right wing and the back plate containing the connector interface.<br />
<br />
The left and right parts are attached with little screws in holes which are at standardised positions and should usually fit among all drives. However, the actual drives show tiny variations in width, which are leveraged by the left and right parts. Hence these can be a bit thicker or thinner (fractions of 1mm). Putting a somewhat wide frame part onto a somewhat wide drive might result in an UltraBay drive that doesn't fit into the bay at all because it's just a tiny little bit too wide. This can be dealt with e.g. by sanding one of the side frame parts, but it's better if all components fit correctly in the first place. Also, the side frames have hatches fitting into the holes in the back part. Among frames these hatches vary in thickness and length and hence, again, might not fit easily. Again, they can be adjusted by cutting them a bit.<br />
<br />
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2<br />
|+ UltraBay 2000 drives and compatible alternative drives<br />
|-<br />
! UltraBay drive !! IBM Part-Nr. !! actual drive !! compatible drive !! needed steps to make fitting<br />
|-<br />
| [[UltraBay 2000 CD-ROM Drive]] || ... || TEAC CD-224E || ... || ...<br />
|-<br />
| [[UltraBay 2000 8x-3x DVD-ROM Drive]] || 27L3447 || Matsushita SR-8175-M || ... || ...<br />
|-<br />
| [[UltraBay 2000 Ultralight 8x DVD-ROM Drive]] || 08K9648 || Matsushita SR-8176-M || ... || ...<br />
|-<br />
| UltraBay 2000 8x DVD drive || ... || Hitachi GD-S200 || 8x DVD+-RW NEC ND-6650A || [http://markoff.biz/pivot/entry.php?id=856 Commented photo manual]<br />
[http://cidex.funbad.de/PUBdown/HowTos/ultrabayplus_drive/ HowTo for NEC ND-6550A ]<br /><br />
[http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Image:Nec_nd-6550a_front_bezel_overview.png NEC ND-6550A's front bezel with cut off edge]<br \><br />
|-<br />
| UltraBay 2000 6x DVD drive || ... || Toshiba DVD-ROM SD-C2302 || [http://www.liteonamericas.com/us/DVDRW_SOSW833S.htm LiteonIT Slimtype SOSW-833S DVD+-RW] || Judging by the pictures, this Liteon IT drive looks a lot like the NEC one in Markoff's guide above. Notes: <br />
<br />
1) It seems it's ''not'' necessary to cut away the lower-right corner of the front bezel, at least on a T23. It'll take a bit more determination than normally to close the drive, but it doesn't look like the bezel is suffering from the bent ([http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Image:Ultrabay2k_replacement_drive_bezel_bend.jpg photo]). Also, it was a bit tricky to get the new drive to actually stay locked in the bay, but once you get it to fit (and don't need to swap drives), it'll stay. <br />
<br />
2) Burning DVD-Rs at "maximum speed" produces valid DVD's but with a scary, unstable sound, and the net speed fluctuates between 1 and 2x (also on a T23). Choosing 2x keeps the burn process stable (and noiseless!)<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| UltraBay 2000 DVD/CD-RW Combo drive || ... || ... || LG GWA-4040N || [http://www.thinkpad-portal.com/modules/cpg1.2.1_standalone/thumbnails.php?album=45&page=1 Photo documentary]<br />
|- <br />
| [[UltraBay 2000 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo IV Drive]] || ... || HL-DT-ST GCC-4240N || NEC ND-6650A || Building the drive from scratch was pretty easy and straightforward. I got wing and backplane from ebay. On the front bezel it's necessary to cut away the lower-right corner. It seems to be possible to mount the original front bezel with small mods -- the notches seem to be in the same position. <br />
|-<br />
| [[UltraBay 2000 DVD Multi-Burner]] || 22P7015 || Panasonic UJ-840 || NEC 8X SLIM DVD ND-6650 || Eschewing the Ultrabay 2000 bezel, a small section needs to be cut out of the lower right corner of the original front bezel. This can be removed from the drive for this purpose; the other Ultrabay parts screw directly into the drive which fits without further modifications.<br />
|-<br />
| [[UltraBay 2000 CD-RW]] || 08K9617 || Sony CRX700E || ND-6750A DVD±RW (8x/8x/8x) || It was very easy to install this into a {{T30}} model [[2366-91U]]. I took the left wing, right wing, and the back plate from the CD-RW that came with my {{T30}} and installed them on the new DVD burner. It was a little bit tighter fitting than the previous drive but it slid in fine and clicked. I tried to find a way to use the IBM bezel that was on the original drive but there was no way to make it fit (I had a crazy idea to cut off the little tabs and crazy glue on the bezel but I chickened out). The [[UltraBay]] eject lever is on the left side so the bezel did not need trimming on that side. Unfortunately, I had trouble closing the drive tray because it was hitting the infrared window. I had to neatly cut out a small section on the lower right side of the bezel. Everything turned out great and I now I have a DVD burner on my {{T30}}!<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Links==<br />
* [http://markoff.biz/pivot/entry.php?id=856 Commented photo manual about upgrading an UltraBay 2000 drive] <tt>(DVD-ROM Hitachi GD-S200 -> DVD+-RW NEC ND-6650A in IBM ThinkPad T21)</tt></div>Freischwimmerhttps://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=How_to_build_your_own_Ultrabay_drive&diff=32290How to build your own Ultrabay drive2007-08-21T14:08:57Z<p>Freischwimmer: /* UltraBay 2000 */</p>
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<div>{| width="100%"<br />
|style="vertical-align:top;padding-right:20px;width:10px;white-space:nowrap;" | __TOC__<br />
|style="vertical-align:top" |<br />
Optical [[UltraBay Devices|UltraBay drives]] like CD-ROM and DVD drives or burners are usually a bit more expensive than their non-IBM counterparts. Additionally more modern technologies are not available for discontinued [[UltraBay]] standards. A solution to this annoyance is to take a standard slim form factor notebook drive and turn it into an UltraBay drive yourself.<br />
{{WARN|No warranty of any kind is given for the correctness of the following instructions. Following them can damage your machine. Proceed at your own risk.}}<br />
{{NOTE|This article is written with UltraBay 2000 drives in mind. But should be appliable for UltraSlimBay and other kinds of UltraBay devices as well. However, see the warning below.}}<br />
{{WARN|UltraBay Enhanced (and possibly UltraBay Slim) formfactor uses a proprietary connector which is soldered to the board. No standard drive can be modified to be used in UltraBay Enhanced (Slim?) equiped Thinkpads.}}<br />
|}<br />
==The Basics==<br />
The "big secret" about UltraBay drives is that basically they are just standard slim form factor notebook drives equipped with an UltraBay frame. This frame is just a mechanical addition with an integrated connector adapter.<br />
<br />
As curious people found, the inner connector of an UltraBay frame is nothing more than a standard interface for such drives. Hence, it is generally possible to disassemble an old UltraBay drive and attach the frame to a newer or better one.<br />
<br />
There are, however, some things to consider...<br />
<br />
==The Limitations==<br />
Even though these slim form factor drives seem to have a standard form factor at first look, it turns out that there are marginal mechanical differences. This makes it hard if at all possible to know beforehand if the UltraBay frame from your old drive will perfectly fit onto the new one. The fact is that different UltraBay drives even for the same UltraBay standard have frames with different mechanical characteristics. Small differences can sometimes be adjusted by modifying parts of the frame, but this is of course not the nicest solution.<br />
<br />
The most varying part is the Blending, which is usually not compatible even among drives of the same manufacturer. The positions of the eject button, the drive LED, the emergency eject hole and the way the blending is attached to the drive all vary a lot. Do precise research before you buy anything. One solution here is to keep the original blending of the drive, since the UltraBay blending is independent from the rest of the frame. The disadvantage is an optical one: the standard blendings are usually flat whereas the UltraBay blendings usually are a bit thicker at the top and thinner at the bottom. Also, for some UltraBay standards you would have to cut out the lower right edge of the blending, since the standard drive blendings are usually rectangle shaped.<br />
<br />
==UltraBay 2000==<br />
The UltraBay 2000 frame consists of four parts: Front bezel, left wing, right wing and the back plate containing the connector interface.<br />
<br />
The left and right parts are attached with little screws in holes which are at standardised positions and should usually fit among all drives. However, the actual drives show tiny variations in width, which are leveraged by the left and right parts. Hence these can be a bit thicker or thinner (fractions of 1mm). Putting a somewhat wide frame part onto a somewhat wide drive might result in an UltraBay drive that doesn't fit into the bay at all because it's just a tiny little bit too wide. This can be dealt with e.g. by sanding one of the side frame parts, but it's better if all components fit correctly in the first place. Also, the side frames have hatches fitting into the holes in the back part. Among frames these hatches vary in thickness and length and hence, again, might not fit easily. Again, they can be adjusted by cutting them a bit.<br />
<br />
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2<br />
|+ UltraBay 2000 drives and compatible alternative drives<br />
|-<br />
! UltraBay drive !! IBM Part-Nr. !! actual drive !! compatible drive !! needed steps to make fitting<br />
|-<br />
| [[UltraBay 2000 CD-ROM Drive]] || ... || TEAC CD-224E || ... || ...<br />
|-<br />
| [[UltraBay 2000 8x-3x DVD-ROM Drive]] || 27L3447 || Matsushita SR-8175-M || ... || ...<br />
|-<br />
| [[UltraBay 2000 Ultralight 8x DVD-ROM Drive]] || 08K9648 || Matsushita SR-8176-M || ... || ...<br />
|-<br />
| UltraBay 2000 8x DVD drive || ... || Hitachi GD-S200 || 8x DVD+-RW NEC ND-6650A || [http://markoff.biz/pivot/entry.php?id=856 Commented photo manual]<br />
[http://cidex.funbad.de/PUBdown/HowTos/ultrabayplus_drive/ HowTo for NEC ND-6550A ]<br />
[http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Image:Nec_nd-6550a_front_bezel_overview.png NEC ND-6550A's front bezel with cut off edge]<br \><br />
|-<br />
| UltraBay 2000 6x DVD drive || ... || Toshiba DVD-ROM SD-C2302 || [http://www.liteonamericas.com/us/DVDRW_SOSW833S.htm LiteonIT Slimtype SOSW-833S DVD+-RW] || Judging by the pictures, this Liteon IT drive looks a lot like the NEC one in Markoff's guide above. Notes: <br />
<br />
1) It seems it's ''not'' necessary to cut away the lower-right corner of the front bezel, at least on a T23. It'll take a bit more determination than normally to close the drive, but it doesn't look like the bezel is suffering from the bent ([http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Image:Ultrabay2k_replacement_drive_bezel_bend.jpg photo]). Also, it was a bit tricky to get the new drive to actually stay locked in the bay, but once you get it to fit (and don't need to swap drives), it'll stay. <br />
<br />
2) Burning DVD-Rs at "maximum speed" produces valid DVD's but with a scary, unstable sound, and the net speed fluctuates between 1 and 2x (also on a T23). Choosing 2x keeps the burn process stable (and noiseless!)<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| UltraBay 2000 DVD/CD-RW Combo drive || ... || ... || LG GWA-4040N || [http://www.thinkpad-portal.com/modules/cpg1.2.1_standalone/thumbnails.php?album=45&page=1 Photo documentary]<br />
|- <br />
| [[UltraBay 2000 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo IV Drive]] || ... || HL-DT-ST GCC-4240N || NEC ND-6650A || Building the drive from scratch was pretty easy and straightforward. I got wing and backplane from ebay. On the front bezel it's necessary to cut away the lower-right corner. It seems to be possible to mount the original front bezel with small mods -- the notches seem to be in the same position. <br />
|-<br />
| [[UltraBay 2000 DVD Multi-Burner]] || 22P7015 || Panasonic UJ-840 || NEC 8X SLIM DVD ND-6650 || Eschewing the Ultrabay 2000 bezel, a small section needs to be cut out of the lower right corner of the original front bezel. This can be removed from the drive for this purpose; the other Ultrabay parts screw directly into the drive which fits without further modifications.<br />
|-<br />
| [[UltraBay 2000 CD-RW]] || 08K9617 || Sony CRX700E || ND-6750A DVD±RW (8x/8x/8x) || It was very easy to install this into a {{T30}} model [[2366-91U]]. I took the left wing, right wing, and the back plate from the CD-RW that came with my {{T30}} and installed them on the new DVD burner. It was a little bit tighter fitting than the previous drive but it slid in fine and clicked. I tried to find a way to use the IBM bezel that was on the original drive but there was no way to make it fit (I had a crazy idea to cut off the little tabs and crazy glue on the bezel but I chickened out). The [[UltraBay]] eject lever is on the left side so the bezel did not need trimming on that side. Unfortunately, I had trouble closing the drive tray because it was hitting the infrared window. I had to neatly cut out a small section on the lower right side of the bezel. Everything turned out great and I now I have a DVD burner on my {{T30}}!<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Links==<br />
* [http://markoff.biz/pivot/entry.php?id=856 Commented photo manual about upgrading an UltraBay 2000 drive] <tt>(DVD-ROM Hitachi GD-S200 -> DVD+-RW NEC ND-6650A in IBM ThinkPad T21)</tt></div>Freischwimmerhttps://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=User:Freischwimmer&diff=32289User:Freischwimmer2007-08-21T14:01:40Z<p>Freischwimmer: </p>
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=== Welcome! ===<br />
I am a student at the FHL University of Applied Sciences Lübeck, studying electrical engineering<br /><br />
and started with Ubuntu in the year 2006, but now Debian is my favourite distribution.<br /><br />
Since August 2007 I proudly own my first and only IBM ThinkPad :)<br />
</div><br />
|}<br />
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=== Contact === <br />
* eMail : flux8 [ÄTT] gmx . net<br />
* Jabber: mkm [ÄTT] swissjabber . org<br />
<br />
<br />
=== My ThinkPad X30=== <br />
Model: 2672-42G<br />
OS : Debian 4<br />
Ubuntu 7.04<br />
<br />
'''additional hardware in use'''<br />
<br />
* Dock<br />
* internal CD&DVD-Burner<br />
* WLAN card (PCMCIA)<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Comments ===<br />
The ThinkWiki articel on [[How_to_build_your_own_UltraBay_drive|how to build an own UltraBay drive]] was very usefull to me!<br /><br />
I bought the following components:<br />
* NEC ND-6650A<br />
* Adapter: normal notebook drive -> UltraBay 2000<br />
* UltraBase X3 media slice (empty)<br />
and all parts fit together without a hitch :)<br />
<br />
See my [http://cidex.funbad.de/PUBdown/HowTos/ultrabayplus_drive/ HowTo] for more Information.</div>Freischwimmerhttps://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=User:Freischwimmer&diff=32288User:Freischwimmer2007-08-21T14:01:07Z<p>Freischwimmer: </p>
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=== Welcome! ===<br />
I am a student at the FHL University of Applied Sciences Lübeck, studying electrical engineering<br /><br />
and started with Ubuntu in the year 2006, but now Debian is my favourite distribution.<br /><br />
Since August 2007 I proudly own my first and only IBM ThinkPad :)<br />
</div><br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Contact === <br />
* eMail : flux8 [ÄTT] gmx . net<br />
* Jabber: mkm [ÄTT] swissjabber . org<br />
<br />
<br />
=== My ThinkPad X30=== <br />
Model: 2672-42G<br />
OS : Debian 4<br />
Ubuntu 7.04<br />
<br />
'''additional hardware in use'''<br />
<br />
* Dock<br />
* internal CD&DVD-Burner<br />
* WLAN card (PCMCIA)<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Comments ===<br />
The ThinkWiki articel on [[How_to_build_your_own_UltraBay_drive|how to build an own UltraBay drive]] was very usefull to me!<br /><br />
I bought the following components:<br />
* NEC ND-6650A<br />
* Adapter: normal notebook drive -> UltraBay 2000<br />
* UltraBase X3 media slice (empty)<br />
and all parts fit together without a hitch :)<br />
<br />
See my [HowTo http://cidex.funbad.de/PUBdown/HowTos/ultrabayplus_drive/] for more Information.</div>Freischwimmerhttps://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=How_to_build_your_own_Ultrabay_drive&diff=32198How to build your own Ultrabay drive2007-08-18T23:26:34Z<p>Freischwimmer: /* UltraBay 2000 */</p>
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Optical [[UltraBay Devices|UltraBay drives]] like CD-ROM and DVD drives or burners are usually a bit more expensive than their non-IBM counterparts. Additionally more modern technologies are not available for discontinued [[UltraBay]] standards. A solution to this annoyance is to take a standard slim form factor notebook drive and turn it into an UltraBay drive yourself.<br />
{{WARN|No warranty of any kind is given for the correctness of the following instructions. Following them can damage your machine. Proceed at your own risk.}}<br />
{{NOTE|This article is written with UltraBay 2000 drives in mind. But should be appliable for UltraSlimBay and other kinds of UltraBay devices as well. However, see the warning below.}}<br />
{{WARN|UltraBay Enhanced (and possibly UltraBay Slim) formfactor uses a proprietary connector which is soldered to the board. No standard drive can be modified to be used in UltraBay Enhanced (Slim?) equiped Thinkpads.}}<br />
|}<br />
==The Basics==<br />
The "big secret" about UltraBay drives is that basically they are just standard slim form factor notebook drives equipped with an UltraBay frame. This frame is just a mechanical addition with an integrated connector adapter.<br />
<br />
As curious people found, the inner connector of an UltraBay frame is nothing more than a standard interface for such drives. Hence, it is generally possible to disassemble an old UltraBay drive and attach the frame to a newer or better one.<br />
<br />
There are, however, some things to consider...<br />
<br />
==The Limitations==<br />
Even though these slim form factor drives seem to have a standard form factor at first look, it turns out that there are marginal mechanical differences. This makes it hard if at all possible to know beforehand if the UltraBay frame from your old drive will perfectly fit onto the new one. The fact is that different UltraBay drives even for the same UltraBay standard have frames with different mechanical characteristics. Small differences can sometimes be adjusted by modifying parts of the frame, but this is of course not the nicest solution.<br />
<br />
The most varying part is the Blending, which is usually not compatible even among drives of the same manufacturer. The positions of the eject button, the drive LED, the emergency eject hole and the way the blending is attached to the drive all vary a lot. Do precise research before you buy anything. One solution here is to keep the original blending of the drive, since the UltraBay blending is independent from the rest of the frame. The disadvantage is an optical one: the standard blendings are usually flat whereas the UltraBay blendings usually are a bit thicker at the top and thinner at the bottom. Also, for some UltraBay standards you would have to cut out the lower right edge of the blending, since the standard drive blendings are usually rectangle shaped.<br />
<br />
==UltraBay 2000==<br />
The UltraBay 2000 frame consists of four parts: Front bezel, left wing, right wing and the back plate containing the connector interface.<br />
<br />
The left and right parts are attached with little screws in holes which are at standardised positions and should usually fit among all drives. However, the actual drives show tiny variations in width, which are leveraged by the left and right parts. Hence these can be a bit thicker or thinner (fractions of 1mm). Putting a somewhat wide frame part onto a somewhat wide drive might result in an UltraBay drive that doesn't fit into the bay at all because it's just a tiny little bit too wide. This can be dealt with e.g. by sanding one of the side frame parts, but it's better if all components fit correctly in the first place. Also, the side frames have hatches fitting into the holes in the back part. Among frames these hatches vary in thickness and length and hence, again, might not fit easily. Again, they can be adjusted by cutting them a bit.<br />
<br />
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2<br />
|+ UltraBay 2000 drives and compatible alternative drives<br />
|-<br />
! UltraBay drive !! IBM Part-Nr. !! actual drive !! compatible drive !! needed steps to make fitting<br />
|-<br />
| [[UltraBay 2000 CD-ROM Drive]] || ... || TEAC CD-224E || ... || ...<br />
|-<br />
| [[UltraBay 2000 8x-3x DVD-ROM Drive]] || 27L3447 || Matsushita SR-8175-M || ... || ...<br />
|-<br />
| [[UltraBay 2000 Ultralight 8x DVD-ROM Drive]] || 08K9648 || Matsushita SR-8176-M || ... || ...<br />
|-<br />
| UltraBay 2000 8x DVD drive || ... || Hitachi GD-S200 || 8x DVD+-RW NEC ND-6650A || [http://markoff.biz/pivot/entry.php?id=856 Commented photo manual]<br />
[http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Image:Nec_nd-6550a_front_bezel_overview.png NEC ND-6550A's front bezel with cut off edge]<br \><br />
|-<br />
| UltraBay 2000 6x DVD drive || ... || Toshiba DVD-ROM SD-C2302 || [http://www.liteonamericas.com/us/DVDRW_SOSW833S.htm LiteonIT Slimtype SOSW-833S DVD+-RW] || Judging by the pictures, this Liteon IT drive looks a lot like the NEC one in Markoff's guide above. Notes: <br />
<br />
1) It seems it's ''not'' necessary to cut away the lower-right corner of the front bezel, at least on a T23. It'll take a bit more determination than normally to close the drive, but it doesn't look like the bezel is suffering from the bent ([http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Image:Ultrabay2k_replacement_drive_bezel_bend.jpg photo]). Also, it was a bit tricky to get the new drive to actually stay locked in the bay, but once you get it to fit (and don't need to swap drives), it'll stay. <br />
<br />
2) Burning DVD-Rs at "maximum speed" produces valid DVD's but with a scary, unstable sound, and the net speed fluctuates between 1 and 2x (also on a T23). Choosing 2x keeps the burn process stable (and noiseless!)<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| UltraBay 2000 DVD/CD-RW Combo drive || ... || ... || LG GWA-4040N || [http://www.thinkpad-portal.com/modules/cpg1.2.1_standalone/thumbnails.php?album=45&page=1 Photo documentary]<br />
|- <br />
| [[UltraBay 2000 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo IV Drive]] || ... || HL-DT-ST GCC-4240N || NEC ND-6650A || Building the drive from scratch was pretty easy and straightforward. I got wing and backplane from ebay. On the front bezel it's necessary to cut away the lower-right corner. It seems to be possible to mount the original front bezel with small mods -- the notches seem to be in the same position. <br />
|-<br />
| [[UltraBay 2000 DVD Multi-Burner]] || 22P7015 || Panasonic UJ-840 || NEC 8X SLIM DVD ND-6650 || Eschewing the Ultrabay 2000 bezel, a small section needs to be cut out of the lower right corner of the original front bezel. This can be removed from the drive for this purpose; the other Ultrabay parts screw directly into the drive which fits without further modifications.<br />
|-<br />
| [[UltraBay 2000 CD-RW]] || 08K9617 || Sony CRX700E || ND-6750A DVD±RW (8x/8x/8x) || It was very easy to install this into a {{T30}} model [[2366-91U]]. I took the left wing, right wing, and the back plate from the CD-RW that came with my {{T30}} and installed them on the new DVD burner. It was a little bit tighter fitting than the previous drive but it slid in fine and clicked. I tried to find a way to use the IBM bezel that was on the original drive but there was no way to make it fit (I had a crazy idea to cut off the little tabs and crazy glue on the bezel but I chickened out). The [[UltraBay]] eject lever is on the left side so the bezel did not need trimming on that side. Unfortunately, I had trouble closing the drive tray because it was hitting the infrared window. I had to neatly cut out a small section on the lower right side of the bezel. Everything turned out great and I now I have a DVD burner on my {{T30}}!<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Links==<br />
* [http://markoff.biz/pivot/entry.php?id=856 Commented photo manual about upgrading an UltraBay 2000 drive] <tt>(DVD-ROM Hitachi GD-S200 -> DVD+-RW NEC ND-6650A in IBM ThinkPad T21)</tt></div>Freischwimmerhttps://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=File:Nec_nd-6550a_front_bezel_overview.png&diff=32197File:Nec nd-6550a front bezel overview.png2007-08-18T23:14:40Z<p>Freischwimmer: NEC ND-6550A front bezel overview showing lower right corner, which was removed to fit the drive into a UltraBase X3 media slice.</p>
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<div>NEC ND-6550A front bezel overview showing lower right corner, which was removed to fit the drive into a UltraBase X3 media slice.</div>Freischwimmerhttps://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=User:Freischwimmer&diff=31819User:Freischwimmer2007-08-08T15:34:07Z<p>Freischwimmer: </p>
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=== Welcome! ===<br />
I am a student at the FHL University of Applied Sciences Lübeck, studying electrical engineering<br /><br />
and started with Ubuntu in the year 2006, but now Debian is my favourite distribution.<br /><br />
Since August 2007 I proudly own my first and only IBM ThinkPad :)<br />
</div><br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Contact === <br />
* eMail : flux8 AT gmx . net<br />
* Jabber: mkm AT swissjabber . org<br />
<br />
<br />
=== My ThinkPad X30=== <br />
Model: <br />
OS : Debian 4<br />
Ubuntu 7.04<br />
<br />
'''additional hardware in use'''<br />
<br />
* Dock<br />
* internal CD&DVD-Burner<br />
* 54MBit WLAN PCMCIA adapter<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Comments ===<br />
The ThinkWiki articel on [[How_to_build_your_own_UltraBay_drive|how to build an own UltraBay drive]] was very usefull to me!<br /><br />
I bought the following components:<br />
* NEC ND-6650A<br />
* Adapter: Normal Drive -> UltraBay 2000<br />
* UltraBase X3 / UltraBay Plus / Media Slice X3 (empty)<br />
and it worked :)<br />
<br />
[[de:Benutzer:Freischwimmer]]</div>Freischwimmerhttps://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=User:Freischwimmer&diff=31817User:Freischwimmer2007-08-08T15:27:37Z<p>Freischwimmer: </p>
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=== Welcome! ===<br />
I am a student at the FHL University of Applied Sciences Lübeck, studying electrical engineering<br /><br />
and started with Ubuntu in the year 2006, but now Debian is my favourite distribution.<br /><br />
Since August 2007 I proudly own my first and only IBM ThinkPad :)<br />
</div><br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Contact === <br />
* eMail : flux8 AT gmx . net<br />
* Jabber: mkm@swissjabber.org<br />
* You can retrieve my gnupg key from [[User:Freischwimmer/gnupg | here]]. <br />
<br />
<br />
=== My ThinkPad X30=== <br />
Model: <br />
OS : Debian 4<br />
Ubuntu 7.04<br />
<br />
'''additional hardware in use'''<br />
<br />
* Dock<br />
* internal CD&DVD-Burner<br />
* 54MBit WLAN PCMCIA adapter<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Comments ===<br />
The ThinkWiki articel on [[How_to_build_your_own_UltraBay_drive|how to build an own UltraBay drive]] was very usefull to me!<br /><br />
I bought the following components:<br />
* NEC ND-6650A<br />
* Adapter: Normal Drive -> UltraBay 2000<br />
* UltraBase X3 / UltraBay Plus / Media Slice X3 (empty)<br />
and it worked :)<br />
<br />
[[de:Benutzer:Freischwimmer]]</div>Freischwimmerhttps://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=How_to_build_your_own_Ultrabay_drive&diff=31804How to build your own Ultrabay drive2007-08-07T23:16:44Z<p>Freischwimmer: </p>
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Optical [[UltraBay Devices|UltraBay drives]] like CD-ROM and DVD drives or burners are usually a bit more expensive than their non-IBM counterparts. Additionally more modern technologies are not available for discontinued [[UltraBay]] standards. A solution to this annoyance is to take a standard slim form factor notebook drive and turn it into an UltraBay drive yourself.<br />
{{WARN|No warranty of any kind is given for the correctness of the following instructions. Following them can damage your machine. Proceed at your own risk.}}<br />
{{NOTE|This article is written with UltraBay 2000 drives in mind. But should be appliable for UltraSlimBay and other kinds of UltraBay devices as well. However, see the warning below.}}<br />
{{WARN|UltraBay Enhanced (and possibly UltraBay Slim) formfactor uses a proprietary connector which is soldered to the board. No standard drive can be modified to be used in UltraBay Enhanced (Slim?) equiped Thinkpads.}}<br />
|}<br />
==The Basics==<br />
The "big secret" about UltraBay drives is that basically they are just standard slim form factor notebook drives equipped with an UltraBay frame. This frame is just a mechanical addition with an integrated connector adapter.<br />
<br />
As curious people found, the inner connector of an UltraBay frame is nothing more than a standard interface for such drives. Hence, it is generally possible to disassemble an old UltraBay drive and attach the frame to a newer or better one.<br />
<br />
There are, however, some things to consider...<br />
<br />
==The Limitations==<br />
Even though these slim form factor drives seem to have a standard form factor at first look, it turns out that there are marginal mechanical differences. This makes it hard if at all possible to know beforehand if the UltraBay frame from your old drive will perfectly fit onto the new one. The fact is that different UltraBay drives even for the same UltraBay standard have frames with different mechanical characteristics. Small differences can sometimes be adjusted by modifying parts of the frame, but this is of course not the nicest solution.<br />
<br />
The most varying part is the Blending, which is usually not compatible even among drives of the same manufacturer. The positions of the eject button, the drive LED, the emergency eject hole and the way the blending is attached to the drive all vary a lot. Do precise research before you buy anything. One solution here is to keep the original blending of the drive, since the UltraBay blending is independent from the rest of the frame. The disadvantage is an optical one: the standard blendings are usually flat whereas the UltraBay blendings usually are a bit thicker at the top and thinner at the bottom. Also, for some UltraBay standards you would have to cut out the lower right edge of the blending, since the standard drive blendings are usually rectangle shaped.<br />
<br />
==UltraBay 2000==<br />
The UltraBay 2000 frame consists of four parts: Front bezel, left wing, right wing and the back plate containing the connector interface.<br />
<br />
The left and right parts are attached with little screws in holes which are at standardised positions and should usually fit among all drives. However, the actual drives show tiny variations in width, which are leveraged by the left and right parts. Hence these can be a bit thicker or thinner (fractions of 1mm). Putting a somewhat wide frame part onto a somewhat wide drive might result in an UltraBay drive that doesn't fit into the bay at all because it's just a tiny little bit too wide. This can be dealt with e.g. by sanding one of the side frame parts, but it's better if all components fit correctly in the first place. Also, the side frames have hatches fitting into the holes in the back part. Among frames these hatches vary in thickness and length and hence, again, might not fit easily. Again, they can be adjusted by cutting them a bit.<br />
<br />
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2<br />
|+ UltraBay 2000 drives and compatible alternative drives<br />
|-<br />
! UltraBay drive !! IBM Part-Nr. !! actual drive !! compatible drive !! needed steps to make fitting<br />
|-<br />
| [[UltraBay 2000 CD-ROM Drive]] || ... || TEAC CD-224E || ... || ...<br />
|-<br />
| [[UltraBay 2000 8x-3x DVD-ROM Drive]] || 27L3447 || Matsushita SR-8175-M || ... || ...<br />
|-<br />
| [[UltraBay 2000 Ultralight 8x DVD-ROM Drive]] || 08K9648 || Matsushita SR-8176-M || ... || ...<br />
|-<br />
| UltraBay 2000 8x DVD drive || ... || Hitachi GD-S200 || 8x DVD+-RW NEC ND-6650A || [http://markoff.biz/pivot/entry.php?id=856 Commented photo manual]<br />
|-<br />
| UltraBay 2000 6x DVD drive || ... || Toshiba DVD-ROM SD-C2302 || [http://www.liteonamericas.com/us/DVDRW_SOSW833S.htm LiteonIT Slimtype SOSW-833S DVD+-RW] || Judging by the pictures, this Liteon IT drive looks a lot like the NEC one in Markoff's guide above. Notes: <br />
<br />
1) It seems it's ''not'' necessary to cut away the lower-right corner of the front bezel, at least on a T23. It'll take a bit more determination than normally to close the drive, but it doesn't look like the bezel is suffering from the bent ([http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Image:Ultrabay2k_replacement_drive_bezel_bend.jpg photo]). Also, it was a bit tricky to get the new drive to actually stay locked in the bay, but once you get it to fit (and don't need to swap drives), it'll stay. <br />
<br />
2) Burning DVD-Rs at "maximum speed" produces valid DVD's but with a scary, unstable sound, and the net speed fluctuates between 1 and 2x (also on a T23). Choosing 2x keeps the burn process stable (and noiseless!)<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| UltraBay 2000 DVD/CD-RW Combo drive || ... || ... || LG GWA-4040N || [http://www.thinkpad-portal.com/modules/cpg1.2.1_standalone/thumbnails.php?album=45&page=1 Photo documentary]<br />
|- <br />
| [[UltraBay 2000 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo IV Drive]] || ... || HL-DT-ST GCC-4240N || NEC ND-6650A || Building the drive from scratch was pretty easy and straightforward. I got wing and backplane from ebay. On the front bezel it's necessary to cut away the lower-right corner. It seems to be possible to mount the original front bezel with small mods -- the notches seem to be in the same position.<br />
|-<br />
| [[UltraBay 2000 DVD Multi-Burner]] || 22P7015 || Panasonic UJ-840 || NEC 8X SLIM DVD ND-6650 || Eschewing the Ultrabay 2000 bezel, a small section needs to be cut out of the lower right corner of the original front bezel. This can be removed from the drive for this purpose; the other Ultrabay parts screw directly into the drive which fits without further modifications.<br />
|-<br />
| [[UltraBay 2000 CD-RW]] || 08K9617 || Sony CRX700E || ND-6750A DVD±RW (8x/8x/8x) || It was very easy to install this into a {{T30}} model [[2366-91U]]. I took the left wing, right wing, and the back plate from the CD-RW that came with my {{T30}} and installed them on the new DVD burner. It was a little bit tighter fitting than the previous drive but it slid in fine and clicked. I tried to find a way to use the IBM bezel that was on the original drive but there was no way to make it fit (I had a crazy idea to cut off the little tabs and crazy glue on the bezel but I chickened out). The [[UltraBay]] eject lever is on the left side so the bezel did not need trimming on that side. Unfortunately, I had trouble closing the drive tray because it was hitting the infrared window. I had to neatly cut out a small section on the lower right side of the bezel. Everything turned out great and I now I have a DVD burner on my {{T30}}!<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Links==<br />
* [http://markoff.biz/pivot/entry.php?id=856 Commented photo manual about upgrading an UltraBay 2000 drive] <tt>(DVD-ROM Hitachi GD-S200 -> DVD+-RW NEC ND-6650A in IBM ThinkPad T21)</tt></div>Freischwimmerhttps://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Ultrabay_Plus_Numeric_Keypad&diff=31803Ultrabay Plus Numeric Keypad2007-08-07T23:08:53Z<p>Freischwimmer: /* UltraBay Plus Numeric Keypad */</p>
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=== UltraBay Plus Numeric Keypad ===<br />
The UltraBay Plus Numeric Keypad is a keypad that can be inserted into the UltraBay Plus Device Carrier. It then sticks out of the right edge of the notebook. When the device carrier is closed the keypad remains inside the system.<br />
<br />
=== Features ===<br />
*17 keys<br />
*supports hotswapping<br />
*can control MS calculator directly<br />
*USB 1.1 interface with PM extensions<br />
*weight: 42.6g (0.094lbs)<br />
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|}<br />
<br />
=== IBM Partnumbers ===<br />
*Marketig Part Nr.: 22P7330<br />
*FRU Part Nr.: 19K2056<br />
<br />
=== Supported with ===<br />
*ThinkPad {{A30}}, {{A30p}}, {{A31}}, {{A31p}}<br />
*ThinkPad {{R30}}, {{R31}}, {{R32}}, {{R40}}<br />
*ThinkPad {{T23}}, {{T30}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Components]]</div>Freischwimmerhttps://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=User:Freischwimmer&diff=31797User:Freischwimmer2007-08-07T16:48:26Z<p>Freischwimmer: </p>
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<div>'''IBM ThinkPad X30'''<br />
since: 2007.08.10<br />
Model: <br />
OS : Debian & Ubuntu<br />
<br />
more to come...</div>Freischwimmerhttps://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=User:Freischwimmer&diff=31796User:Freischwimmer2007-08-07T16:47:52Z<p>Freischwimmer: </p>
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<div>'''IBM ThinkPad X30'''<br />
since: 2007.08.10<br />
Model: <br />
OS : Debian GNU/Linux<br />
Ubuntu<br />
<br />
more to come...</div>Freischwimmerhttps://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Embedded_Security_Subsystem&diff=31795Embedded Security Subsystem2007-08-07T16:32:16Z<p>Freischwimmer: /* Linux Support */</p>
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=== The Embedded Security Subsystem ===<br />
The Embedded Security Subsystem is a chip on the ThinkPads mainboard that can take care of certain security related tasks conforming to the TCPA standard. It was first introduced among the T23 models and is now under the name Embedded Security Subsystem 2.0 an integral part of most of the modern ThinkPads. The functions of the chip are fall into three main groups:<br />
* public key functions<br />
* trusted boot functions<br />
* initialization and management functions<br />
<br />
The purpose of the whole thing is to keep the user's sensitive data out of range from software based attacks (like viruses, internet attacks etc.). One way the chip offers to achieve this is by providing storage for keys along with the neccessary functions to handle them within itself, so that a for example a private key never has to leave the chip (can't be seen by any piece of software). Besides this, there are more complex topics covered by the functionality of the chip. If you want to find out more about it you can find good documents on the [http://www.research.ibm.com/gsal/tcpa/ IBM Research TCPA resources page].</div><br />
|}<br />
<br />
{{NOTE|Some ThinkPads have the TPM chip integrated into the SuperIO chip, or soldered to the planar card/mainboard. Don't let the picture fool you...}}<br />
<br />
{{WARN|There's a bug in the latest release of the security chip software. You end up facing a security chip login, and you press Ctrl-alt-delete, and it just sits there. DO NOT Download the latest patch (Dated 13/06/2006 v 7.00.0017.00) <BR><br />
Actaully they appear to have removed that patch.<BR><br />
Ring IBM support (in Australia 131426, 1, 2) and they'll talk you through doing a system restore.}}<br />
<br />
==Trusted or Treacherous?==<br />
<br />
TC - Trusted Computing - will be the biggest change of the information landscape since decades. Besides positive features like a more secure hardware storage for cryptographic keys, an analysis of the proposed TCG-standards shows some problematic properties. <br /><br />
As ThinkPads of recent generations following the ThinkPad {{T23}} ([[Embedded Security Subsystem#Models featuring this Technology|see the complete list of models]]) are equipped with this disputed TCG-/TCPA-Technology, it can be interesting, which promises of the TCG are fulfilled inside your ThinkPad and which parts of the TCG-specifications still seem to be a privacy issue for every user of digital devices like a MP3-player or a ThinkPad - so please read [[TCPA/TCG - Trusted or Treacherous|this article]] for more details.<br />
<br />
==Linux Support==<br />
Two linux drivers are available, a [[tpm|classical one]] and a [[tpmdd|newer one]].<br />
Coverage of functionality of the first is unknown so far, the second is part of a bigger project aiming to provide a usable security framework.<br />
<br />
David Stafford (one of the developers of the tpm code at IBM) on March 10, 2005 sent me the most recent version of the tpm-kml code. With his permission, I quote his email:<br />
<br />
"I am attaching our latest driver and library.<br />
This version is in the process of kernel mailing list review, and<br />
will hopefully be accepted into the official kernel. It works<br />
much better across various 2.6 kernels. Note that this builds<br />
three modules tpm, tpm_atmel, and tpm_nsc. You modprobe the<br />
tpm_atmel (for all current shipping atmel based systems), or<br />
tpm_nsc (for the coming national based systems).<br />
<br />
Also note that there is a conflict with the snd-intel8x0<br />
kernel module (they each try to grab the LPC bus). You can<br />
either: load the tpm modules first (such as in initrd or<br />
rc.sysinit, before sound), or recompile the snd-intel8x0, turning<br />
off the MIDI and JOYSTICK support. The latest 2.6.11 version<br />
of snd-intel8x0 also reportedly fixes things."<br />
<br />
Compiling this library was easy. Compiling the driver on my 2.6.8-686 (debian testing) laptop failed. But the library works with the driver I compiled from the tpm-2.0 package IBM made available on its pages (see the links below).<br />
<br />
Gijs<br />
<br />
The T43 requires a patch posted to the LKML by Kylene Jo Hall: [http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=111884603309146&w=2 LKML posting]. An updated patch for linux 2.6.12 is available [http://shamrock.dyndns.org/~ln/linux/tpm_2.6.12.diff here].<br />
<br />
The atmel driver comes with 2.6.12.<br />
----<br />
Now suported in 2.6.15.1 (and maybe others kernels under this number) in:<br />
<br />
/device drivers/caracter devices/tpm devices<br />
<br />
==Versions & Features==<br />
=== Embedded Security Chip ===<br />
IBM introduced it's TCPA/TCG features with some of the [[:Category:T23|T23]] models. The earlier of them didn't yet have the Embedded Security Subsystem, but a kind of pre 1.0 version called the Embedded Security Chip. This chip had the following capabilities:<br />
*Data communications authentication and encryption<br />
*Storage of encrypted passwords<br />
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=== Embedded Security Subsystem (1.0) ===<br />
The original Embedded Security Subsystem (in IBM documents there is no use of the additive version-number 1.0) claims to be compliant with TCG specs, but apparently did not fully implement any specific TCG spec.<br />
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The Embedded Security Subsystem has the following features:<br />
*hardware key storage<br />
*multi-factor authentication<br />
*local file encryption<br />
*enhances VPN security<br />
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=== Embedded Security Subsystem 2.0 ===<br />
The Embedded Security Subsystem 2.0 conforms to the TCG TPM 1.1b specification, with a TPM manufactured by either Atmel or National Semiconductor.<br />
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The Embedded Security Subsystem 2.0 has the following features:<br />
*hardware key storage<br />
*multi-factor authentication<br />
*local file encryption<br />
*enhances VPN security<br />
*TCG compliant<br />
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==Models featuring this Technology==<br />
===IBM Embedded Security Chip===<br />
*ThinkPad {{T23}}<br />
===IBM Embedded Security Subsystem===<br />
*ThinkPad {{A30p}}<br />
*ThinkPad {{R31}}<br />
*ThinkPad {{T23}}, {{T30}}, {{T41}}<br />
*ThinkPad {{X22}}, {{X23}}, {{X24}}<br />
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===IBM Embedded Security Subsystem 2.0===<br />
*ThinkPad {{R32}}, {{R40}}, {{R50}}, {{R50p}}, {{R51}}, {{R51e}}, {{R52}}, {{R60}}<br />
*ThinkPad {{T40}}, {{T40p}}, {{T41}}, {{T41p}}, {{T42}}, {{T42p}}, {{T43}}, {{T43p}}, {{T60}}, {{T60p}}, {{T61}}<br />
*ThinkPad {{X30}}, {{X31}}, {{X32}}, {{X40}}, {{X41}}, {{X41T}}, {{X60}}, {{X60s}}<br />
*ThinkPad {{Z60m}}, {{Z60t}}<br />
[[Category:Glossary]] [[Category:Trusted Computing]]<br />
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==TCPA/TCG clean models==<br />
*all models produced before 2000<br />
*all i Series models<br />
*ThinkPad [[:Category:240X|240X]]<br />
*ThinkPad [[:Category:A20m|A20m]], [[:Category:A20p|A20p]], [[:Category:A21e|A21e]], [[:Category:A21m|A21m]], [[:Category:A21p|A21p]], [[:Category:A22e|A22e]], [[:Category:A22m|A22m]], [[:Category:A22p|A22p]], [[:Category:A30|A30]]<br />
*ThinkPad [[:Category:R50e|R50e]]<br />
*ThinkPad [[:Category:T20|T20]], [[:Category:T21|T21]], [[:Category:T22|T22]]<br />
*ThinkPad [[:Category:X20|X20]], [[:Category:X21|X21]], [[:Category:X22|X22]]<br />
*ThinkPad [[:Category:TransNote|TransNote]]<br />
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==External Sources==<br />
*[http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/think/thinkvantagetech/security.html IBMs ThinkVantage<sup>TM</sup> Technologies Embedded Security Subsystem page]<br />
*[http://www.pc.ibm.com/presentations/us/thinkvantage/56/index.html?shortcut=ess& IBMs ThinkVantage<sup>TM</sup> Technologies Flash presentation - Embedded Security Subsystem]<br />
*[http://www.research.ibm.com/gsal/tcpa/ IBM Research TCPA resources page]<br />
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