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=== IBM/Lenovo Ultrabay === | === IBM/Lenovo Ultrabay === | ||
− | Ultrabay is IBM's, now Lenovo's, name for the swappable drive slot. With IBM's words: <blockquote>"The ThinkPad UltraBay | + | Ultrabay is IBM's, now Lenovo's, name for the swappable drive slot. With IBM's words: <blockquote>"The ThinkPad UltraBay{{footnote|1}}, also standard with the system, is an intelligent bay that switches its pinout signals to allow the installation of standard and optional features in what would normally be just the FDD bay."</blockquote> Introduced back in the times of the 750 ThinkPads, this technology has gone through redesigns with almost every new generation of ThinkPad models, possibly leading to some confusion that is hopefully cleared up here. The following table gives an overview of the different Ultrabay types, in which models they occurred and what drives are available for them. |
− | Note that the optical drive | + | Note that the optical drive slot in G series ThinkPads is not an Ultrabay: the drives are fixed and not removable. |
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+ | Over the course of time a number of different form factors have been used for the Ultrabay. These are usually not compatible, but see below for details. Current Thinkpads use either the [[Ultrabay Devices#Serial Ultrabay Slim Devices|Serial Ultrabay Slim]] (accommodates drives up to 9.5mm high) or the [[Ultrabay Devices#Serial Ultrabay Enhanced Devices|Serial Ultrabay Enhanced]] (accommodates drives up to 12.7mm high). See [[Ultrabay Devices]] for a list of all Ultrabay devices. | ||
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|+Overview over Ultrabay types and available devices | |+Overview over Ultrabay types and available devices | ||
− | ! width=140px|Ultrabay Type !! featured in !! available drives | + | ! width=140px|Ultrabay Type !! featured in !! available drives |
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− | | [[Image:Icon20_ultrabay.png]] UltraBay || {{355}}, {{355C}}, {{355Cs}}, {{360}}, {{360C}}, {{360Cs}}, {{360P}}, {{360CE}}, {{360CSE}}, {{360PE}}, {{370C}}, {{750}}, {{750C}}, {{750Cs}}, {{750P}}, {{755C}}, {{755CE}}, {{755Cs}}, {{755CSE}}, {{755CV}}, {{755CX}}, {{760C}}, {{760L}}, {{760E}} || [[Image:Icon20_floppy.png|Floppy Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_hdd.png|Harddisk Drive Adapter]] [[Image:Icon20_battery.png|Battery]], 2.88 MB diskette, PCMCIA Cartridge, IBM Wireless Modem ARDIS, IBM Wireless Modem | + | | [[Image:Icon20_ultrabay.png]] [[Ultrabay Devices#UltraBay (original) Devices|UltraBay]] || {{355}}, {{355C}}, {{355Cs}}, {{360}}, {{360C}}, {{360Cs}}, {{360P}}, {{360CE}}, {{360CSE}}, {{360PE}}, {{370C}}, {{750}}, {{750C}}, {{750Cs}}, {{750P}}, {{755C}}, {{755CE}}, {{755Cs}}, {{755CSE}}, {{755CV}}, {{755CX}}, {{760C}}, {{760L}}, {{760E}} || [[Image:Icon20_floppy.png|Floppy Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_hdd.png|Harddisk Drive Adapter]] [[Image:Icon20_battery.png|Battery]], 2.88 MB diskette, PCMCIA Cartridge, IBM Wireless Modem ARDIS, IBM Wireless Modem |
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− | | [[Image:Icon20_ultrabay.png]] UltraBay Thick|| {{755CD}}, {{755CDV}}, {{760CD}}, {{760E}}, {{760ED}}, {{760EL}}, {{760ELD}}, {{760LD}}, {{760XD}}, {{760XL}}, {{765D}}, {{765L}}, [[SelectaDock I]], [[SelectaDock II]] || [[Image:Icon20_floppy.png|Floppy Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_cdrom.png|CD-ROM Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_hdd.png|Harddisk Drive Adapter]] [[Image:Icon20_battery.png|Battery]], 2.88 MB diskette, PCMCIA Cartridge, IBM Wireless Modem ARDIS, IBM Wireless Modem | + | | [[Image:Icon20_ultrabay.png]] [[Ultrabay Devices#UltraBay "thick" Devices|UltraBay Thick]] || {{755CD}}, {{755CDV}}, {{760CD}}, {{760E}}, {{760ED}}, {{760EL}}, {{760ELD}}, {{760LD}}, {{760XD}}, {{760XL}}, {{765D}}, {{765L}}, [[SelectaDock I]], [[SelectaDock II]] || [[Image:Icon20_floppy.png|Floppy Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_cdrom.png|CD-ROM Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_hdd.png|Harddisk Drive Adapter]] [[Image:Icon20_battery.png|Battery]], 2.88 MB diskette, PCMCIA Cartridge, IBM Wireless Modem ARDIS, IBM Wireless Modem |
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− | | [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayii.png]] UltraBay II || {{770}}, {{770E}}, {{770ED}}, {{770X}}, {{770Z}}, [[SelectaDock III]] || [[Image:Icon20_floppy.png|Floppy Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_zip100.png|100MB Zip Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_zip250.png|250MB Zip Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_cdrom.png|CD-ROM Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_dvd.png|DVD-ROM Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_hdd.png|Harddisk Drive Adapter]] [[Image:Icon20_battery.png|Battery]] | + | | [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayii.png]] [[Ultrabay Devices#UltraBay II Devices|UltraBay II]] || {{770}}, {{770E}}, {{770ED}}, {{770X}}, {{770Z}}, [[SelectaDock III]] || [[Image:Icon20_floppy.png|Floppy Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_zip100.png|100MB Zip Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_zip250.png|250MB Zip Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_cdrom.png|CD-ROM Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_dvd.png|DVD-ROM Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_hdd.png|Harddisk Drive Adapter]] [[Image:Icon20_battery.png|Battery]] |
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− | | [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayfx.png]] UltraBay FX|| {{390}}, {{390E}}, {{390X}}, {{i1720}}, {{i1721}} || [[Image:Icon20_floppy.png|Floppy Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_cdrom.png|CD-ROM Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_dvd.png|DVD-ROM Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_hdd.png|Harddisk Drive Adapter]] [[Image:Icon20_battery.png|Battery]] | + | | [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayfx.png]] [[Ultrabay Devices#UltraBay FX Devices|UltraBay FX]] || {{390}}, {{390E}}, {{390X}}, {{i1720}}, {{i1721}} || [[Image:Icon20_floppy.png|Floppy Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_cdrom.png|CD-ROM Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_dvd.png|DVD-ROM Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_hdd.png|Harddisk Drive Adapter]] [[Image:Icon20_battery.png|Battery]] |
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− | | [[Image:Icon20_ultraslimbay.png]] UltraslimBay || {{600}}, {{600E}}, {{600X}}, [[UltraBase]], [[Portable Drive Bay]]|| [[Image:Icon20_floppy.png|Floppy Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_ls120.png|SuperDisk LS-120 Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_zip100.png|100MB Zip Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_cdrom.png|CD-ROM Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_dvd.png|DVD-ROM Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_hdd.png|Harddisk Drive Adapter]] [[Image:Icon20_battery.png|Battery]] | + | | [[Image:Icon20_ultraslimbay.png]] [[Ultrabay Devices#UltraslimBay Devices|UltraslimBay]] || {{600}}, {{600E}}, {{600X}}, [[UltraBase]], [[Portable Drive Bay]]|| [[Image:Icon20_floppy.png|Floppy Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_ls120.png|SuperDisk LS-120 Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_zip100.png|100MB Zip Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_cdrom.png|CD-ROM Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_dvd.png|DVD-ROM Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_hdd.png|Harddisk Drive Adapter]] [[Image:Icon20_battery.png|Battery]] |
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− | | [[Image:Icon20_ultrabay2000.png]] Ultrabay 2000 || {{A20m}}, {{A20p}}, {{A21e}}, {{A21m}}, {{A21p}}, {{A22e}}, {{A22m}}, {{A22p}}, {{A30}}, {{T20}}, {{T21}}, {{T22}}, {{T23}}, [[ThinkPad Dock|Dock]], [[ThinkPad Dock II|Dock II]], [[X2 UltraBase]], [[Portable Drive Bay 2000]]|| [[Image:Icon20_floppy.png|Floppy Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_ls120.png|SuperDisk LS-120 Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_ls240.png|SuperDisk LS-240 Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_zip100.png|100MB Zip Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_zip250.png|250MB Zip Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_cdrom.png|CD-ROM Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_dvd.png|DVD-ROM Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_cdrw.png|CD-RW Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_combo.png|CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_multiburner.png|DVD Multi-Burner Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_hdd.png|Harddisk Drive Adapter]] [[Image:Icon20_battery.png|Battery]] | + | | [[Image:Icon20_ultrabay2000.png]] [[Ultrabay Devices#Ultrabay 2000 Devices|Ultrabay 2000]] || {{A20m}}, {{A20p}}, {{A21e}}, {{A21m}}, {{A21p}}, {{A22e}}, {{A22m}}, {{A22p}}, {{A30}}, {{T20}}, {{T21}}, {{T22}}, {{T23}}, [[ThinkPad Dock|Dock]], [[ThinkPad Dock II|Dock II]], [[X2 UltraBase]], [[Portable Drive Bay 2000]]|| [[Image:Icon20_floppy.png|Floppy Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_ls120.png|SuperDisk LS-120 Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_ls240.png|SuperDisk LS-240 Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_zip100.png|100MB Zip Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_zip250.png|250MB Zip Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_cdrom.png|CD-ROM Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_dvd.png|DVD-ROM Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_cdrw.png|CD-RW Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_combo.png|CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_multiburner.png|DVD Multi-Burner Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_hdd.png|Harddisk Drive Adapter]] [[Image:Icon20_battery.png|Battery]] |
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− | | [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayplus.png]] Ultrabay Plus || {{A30}}, {{A30p}}, {{A31}}, {{A31p}}, {{R30}}, {{R31}}, {{R32}}, {{R40}}, {{T23}}, {{T30}}, [[X3 UltraBase]] || [[Image:Icon20_floppy.png|Floppy Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_ls120.png|SuperDisk LS-120 Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_ls240.png|SuperDisk LS-240 Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_zip100.png|100MB Zip Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_zip250.png|250MB Zip Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_cdrom.png|CD-ROM Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_dvd.png|DVD-ROM Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_cdrw.png|CD-RW Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_combo.png|CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_multiburner.png|DVD Multi-Burner Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_hdd.png|Harddisk Drive Adapter]] [[Image:Icon20_battery.png|Battery]], WorkPad Cradle, Numpad | + | | [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayplus.png]] [[Ultrabay Devices#Ultrabay Plus Devices|Ultrabay Plus]] || {{A30}}, {{A30p}}, {{A31}}, {{A31p}}, {{R30}}, {{R31}}, {{R32}}, {{R40}}, {{T23}}, {{T30}}, [[X3 UltraBase]] || [[Image:Icon20_floppy.png|Floppy Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_ls120.png|SuperDisk LS-120 Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_ls240.png|SuperDisk LS-240 Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_zip100.png|100MB Zip Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_zip250.png|250MB Zip Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_cdrom.png|CD-ROM Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_dvd.png|DVD-ROM Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_cdrw.png|CD-RW Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_combo.png|CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_multiburner.png|DVD Multi-Burner Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_hdd.png|Harddisk Drive Adapter]] [[Image:Icon20_battery.png|Battery]], WorkPad Cradle, Numpad |
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− | | [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayslim.png]] Ultrabay Slim || {{T40}}, {{T40p}}, {{T41}}, {{T41p}}, {{T42}}, {{T42p}}, {{T43}}, {{T43p}}, {{T60}}, {{T60p}}, {{T61}}, {{T61p}}, {{Z60t}}, {{Z61t | + | | [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayslim.png]] [[Ultrabay Devices#Ultrabay Slim Devices|Ultrabay Slim]] || {{T40}}, {{T40p}}, {{T41}}, {{T41p}}, {{T42}}, {{T42p}}, {{T43}}, {{T43p}}, {{T60}}, {{T60p}}, {{T61}}, {{T61p}}, {{Z60t}}, {{Z61t}}, [[X4 UltraBase]], [[ThinkPad X4 Dock|X4 Dock]], [[ThinkPad X6 UltraBase|X6 UltraBase]], [[ThinkPad X6 Tablet UltraBase|X6 Tablet UltraBase]] || [[Image:Icon20_dvd.png|DVD-ROM Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_combo.png|CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_multiburner.png|DVD Multi-Burner Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_hdd.png|Harddisk Drive Adapter]] [[Image:Icon20_battery.png|Battery]], Serial/Parallel Port Adapter (T60/T60p) |
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− | | [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayenh.png]] Ultrabay Enhanced || {{R50}}, {{R50e}}, {{R50p}}, {{R51}}, {{R52}}, {{R60}}, {{R61}}, {{R61i}}, {{Z60m}}, {{Z61m}}, [[ ThinkPad Advanced Dock]]|| [[Image:Icon20_dvd.png|DVD-ROM Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_combo.png|CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_multiburner.png|DVD Multi-Burner Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_hdd.png|Harddisk Drive Adapter]] [[Image:Icon20_battery.png|Battery]] | + | | [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayenh.png]] [[Ultrabay Devices#Ultrabay Enhanced Devices|Ultrabay Enhanced]] || {{R50}}, {{R50e}}, {{R50p}}, {{R51}}, {{R52}}, {{R60}}, {{R61}}, {{R61i}}, {{Z60m}}, {{Z61m}}, {{Z61p}}, [[ThinkPad Advanced Dock|Advanced Dock]]|| [[Image:Icon20_dvd.png|DVD-ROM Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_combo.png|CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_multiburner.png|DVD Multi-Burner Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_hdd.png|Harddisk Drive Adapter]] [[Image:Icon20_battery.png|Battery]] |
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− | | [[Image:Icon20_s_ultrabayslim.png]] Serial Ultrabay Slim || {{T400}}, {{T400s}}, {{T410}}, {{T410i}}, {{T410s}}, {{T410si}}, {{T500}}, {{W500}}, [[X200 UltraBase]]|| [[Image:Icon20_dvd.png|DVD-ROM Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_combo.png|CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_multiburner.png|DVD Multi-Burner Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_hdd.png|Harddisk Drive Adapter | + | | [[Image:Icon20_s_ultrabayslim.png]] [[Ultrabay Devices#Serial Ultrabay Slim Devices|Serial Ultrabay Slim]] || {{T400}}, {{T400s}}, {{T410}}, {{T410i}}, {{T410s}}, {{T410si}}, {{T500}}, {{W500}}, [[X200 UltraBase]], [[ThinkPad UltraBase Series 3|UltraBase Series 3]]|| [[Image:Icon20_dvd.png|DVD-ROM Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_combo.png|CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_multiburner.png|DVD Multi-Burner Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_hdd.png|Harddisk Drive Adapter]] (Ultrabay Slim battery, see '''Characteristics'''), Blu-ray drive |
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− | | [[Image:Icon20_s_ultrabayenh.png]] Serial Ultrabay Enhanced || {{R400}}, {{R500}}, {{T510}}, {{W510}}, {{T510i}}, {{W700}}, {{W700ds}}, {{W701}}, {{W701ds}}|| [[Image:Icon20_dvd.png|DVD-ROM Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_combo.png|CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_multiburner.png|DVD Multi-Burner Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_hdd.png|Harddisk Drive Adapter]] | + | | [[Image:Icon20_s_ultrabayenh.png]] [[Ultrabay Devices#Serial Ultrabay Enhanced Devices|Serial Ultrabay Enhanced]] || {{R400}}, {{R500}}, {{T510}}, {{W510}}, {{W520}}, {{W530}}, {{T430}}, {{T510i}}, {{W700}}, {{W700ds}}, {{W701}}, {{W701ds}}|| [[Image:Icon20_dvd.png|DVD-ROM Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_combo.png|CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_multiburner.png|DVD Multi-Burner Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_hdd.png|Harddisk Drive Adapter]] (see '''Characteristics'''), Blu-ray drive |
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|+Compatibility Matrix (read columns as slots with rows as devices that are compatible) | |+Compatibility Matrix (read columns as slots with rows as devices that are compatible) | ||
− | ! | + | ! Bay<hr />Device!! [[Image:Icon20_ultrabay.png]]<br />UltraBay<br /> !! [[Image:Icon20_ultrabay.png]]<br />UltraBay<br />Thick !! [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayii.png]]<br />UltraBay<br />II !! [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayfx.png]]<br />UltraBay<br />FX !! [[Image:Icon20_ultraslimbay.png]]<br />UltraslimBay<br /> !! [[Image:Icon20_ultrabay2000.png]]<br />Ultrabay<br />2000 !! [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayplus.png]]<br />Ultrabay<br />Plus !! [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayslim.png]]<br />Ultrabay<br />Slim !! [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayenh.png]]<br />Ultrabay<br />Enhanced !! [[Image:Icon20_s_ultrabayslim.png]]<br />Serial<br />Ultrabay Slim !! [[Image:Icon20_s_ultrabayenh.png]]<br />Serial Ultrabay<br />Enhanced |
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|'''UltraBay''' || yes || yes || [[Ultrabay Drive Adapter for Ultrabay II|Adapter]] || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - | |'''UltraBay''' || yes || yes || [[Ultrabay Drive Adapter for Ultrabay II|Adapter]] || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - | ||
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|'''Serial Ultrabay Enhanced''' || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || yes | |'''Serial Ultrabay Enhanced''' || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || yes | ||
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===Characteristics=== | ===Characteristics=== | ||
− | + | ;UltraBay : no hot swapping | |
− | + | ;UltraBay Thick : thicker version of UltraBay to support CD-ROM drive | |
− | + | ;UltraBay II : supports hot swapping | |
− | + | ;UltraBay FX : combined floppy drive and optical drive found in the {{390}}/{{390E}}/{{390X}} | |
− | + | ;UltraslimBay: supports hot swapping; frame, rectangular bezel with beveled lower edge | |
− | + | ;Ultrabay 2000 : supports hot swapping (except in [[ThinkPad Dock|ThinkPad Dock I]]); frame, cutout lower right corner of the bezel | |
− | + | ;Ultrabay Plus : like the Ultrabay 2000 but can take the [[Ultrabay Plus Device Carrier]] which in turn can hold the [[Ultrabay Plus Cradle for the WorkPad C500]] or the [[Ultrabay Plus Numeric Keypad]] | |
− | + | ;Ultrabay Slim : The Ultrabay Slim drives have a proprietary connector. You can not replace them with any 9.5 mm CD drive. Supports hot swapping; thinner (9.5 mm) than the Ultrabay 2000; cutout lower right corner of bezel. Earlier parts have beveled lower edge, and have different battery connector from the 'Advanced' Lenovo 60 series. | |
− | + | ;Ultrabay Enhanced : supports hot swapping; thicker (12.7 mm) than the Ultrabay Slim but does accept Ultrabay Slim devices | |
− | + | ;Serial Ultrabay Slim : supports hot swapping; same dimensions as the Ultrabay Slim; supports Ultrabay Slim battery, but not in models supporting slice battery attached to the bottom of the laptop, e.g. {{T410}}/{{T510}} (even then there seems to be some mechanical difficulties—[[Ultrabay#Ultrabay_Slim_Batteries_in_Ultrabay_Serial_Slim|see discussion]]); some versions with a flat bezel, some versions with beveled lower edge | |
− | + | ;Serial Ultrabay Enhanced : supports hot swapping; same width and depth as the Serial Ultrabay Slim, but is 3mm higher; slim devices work fine, but do not fit accurately and (may) disconnect on movement; see the Serial Ultrabay Slim notes about battery | |
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+ | ==see also== | ||
+ | *[[Ultrabay Devices]] | ||
+ | *How to build your own Ultrabay drive | ||
+ | *[[How to hotswap Ultrabay devices]]. | ||
==Linux support== | ==Linux support== | ||
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*Batteries are automatically handled by the hardware, but can be controlled further by using [[tp_smapi]]. | *Batteries are automatically handled by the hardware, but can be controlled further by using [[tp_smapi]]. | ||
*UltraBay Plus devices should be handled by the USB subsystem, but if the actual devices are is not known. | *UltraBay Plus devices should be handled by the USB subsystem, but if the actual devices are is not known. | ||
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Revision as of 16:47, 2 July 2019
IBM/Lenovo UltrabayUltrabay is IBM's, now Lenovo's, name for the swappable drive slot. With IBM's words:Introduced back in the times of the 750 ThinkPads, this technology has gone through redesigns with almost every new generation of ThinkPad models, possibly leading to some confusion that is hopefully cleared up here. The following table gives an overview of the different Ultrabay types, in which models they occurred and what drives are available for them. Note that the optical drive slot in G series ThinkPads is not an Ultrabay: the drives are fixed and not removable. |
Over the course of time a number of different form factors have been used for the Ultrabay. These are usually not compatible, but see below for details. Current Thinkpads use either the Serial Ultrabay Slim (accommodates drives up to 9.5mm high) or the Serial Ultrabay Enhanced (accommodates drives up to 12.7mm high). See Ultrabay Devices for a list of all Ultrabay devices.
Compatibility
Bay Device |
UltraBay |
UltraBay Thick |
UltraBay II |
UltraBay FX |
UltraslimBay |
Ultrabay 2000 |
Ultrabay Plus |
Ultrabay Slim |
Ultrabay Enhanced |
Serial Ultrabay Slim |
Serial Ultrabay Enhanced |
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UltraBay | yes | yes | Adapter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
UltraBay Thick | - | yes | Adapter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
UltraBay II | - | - | yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
UltraBay FX | - | - | - | yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
UltraslimBay | - | - | - | - | yes | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ultrabay 2000 | - | - | - | - | - | yes | yes | - | - | - | - |
Ultrabay Plus | - | - | - | - | - | - | yes | - | - | - | - |
Ultrabay Slim | - | - | - | - | - | Adapter | Adapter | yes | yes | - | - |
Ultrabay Enhanced | - | - | - | - | - | Adapter | Adapter | - | yes | - | - |
Serial Ultrabay Slim | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | yes | yes |
Serial Ultrabay Enhanced | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | yes |
Characteristics
- UltraBay
- no hot swapping
- UltraBay Thick
- thicker version of UltraBay to support CD-ROM drive
- UltraBay II
- supports hot swapping
- UltraBay FX
- combined floppy drive and optical drive found in the 390/390E/390X
- UltraslimBay
- supports hot swapping; frame, rectangular bezel with beveled lower edge
- Ultrabay 2000
- supports hot swapping (except in ThinkPad Dock I); frame, cutout lower right corner of the bezel
- Ultrabay Plus
- like the Ultrabay 2000 but can take the Ultrabay Plus Device Carrier which in turn can hold the Ultrabay Plus Cradle for the WorkPad C500 or the Ultrabay Plus Numeric Keypad
- Ultrabay Slim
- The Ultrabay Slim drives have a proprietary connector. You can not replace them with any 9.5 mm CD drive. Supports hot swapping; thinner (9.5 mm) than the Ultrabay 2000; cutout lower right corner of bezel. Earlier parts have beveled lower edge, and have different battery connector from the 'Advanced' Lenovo 60 series.
- Ultrabay Enhanced
- supports hot swapping; thicker (12.7 mm) than the Ultrabay Slim but does accept Ultrabay Slim devices
- Serial Ultrabay Slim
- supports hot swapping; same dimensions as the Ultrabay Slim; supports Ultrabay Slim battery, but not in models supporting slice battery attached to the bottom of the laptop, e.g. T410/T510 (even then there seems to be some mechanical difficulties—see discussion); some versions with a flat bezel, some versions with beveled lower edge
- Serial Ultrabay Enhanced
- supports hot swapping; same width and depth as the Serial Ultrabay Slim, but is 3mm higher; slim devices work fine, but do not fit accurately and (may) disconnect on movement; see the Serial Ultrabay Slim notes about battery
see also
- Ultrabay Devices
- How to build your own Ultrabay drive
- How to hotswap Ultrabay devices.
Linux support
The pinout switching is done by the BIOS and hardware, so that it is completely transparent to the operating system.
- Floppy drives are supported by the standard floppy driver.
- ZIP drive support is possible through the ide-disk driver.
- IDE hard disks and optical drives are supported by the ata_piix or older ide-disk driver in the linux kernel.
- Batteries are automatically handled by the hardware, but can be controlled further by using tp_smapi.
- UltraBay Plus devices should be handled by the USB subsystem, but if the actual devices are is not known.
External sources
FOOTNOTES [Δ] |
- IBM originally used the spelling "UltraBay" with a capital letter bee but later switched to "Ultrabay" with a lower-case bee.
- 355
- 355C
- 355CS
- 360
- 360C
- 360CS
- 360P
- 360CE
- 360CSE
- 360PE
- 370C
- 750
- 750C
- 750CS
- 750P
- 755C
- 755CE
- 755CS
- 755CSE
- 755CV
- 755CX
- 760C
- 760L
- 760E
- 755CD
- 755CDV
- 760CD
- 760ED
- 760EL
- 760ELD
- 760LD
- 760XD
- 760XL
- 765D
- 765L
- 770
- 770E
- 770ED
- 770X
- 770Z
- 390
- 390E
- 390X
- I1720
- I1721
- 600
- 600E
- 600X
- A20m
- A20p
- A21e
- A21m
- A21p
- A22e
- A22m
- A22p
- A30
- T20
- T21
- T22
- T23
- A30p
- A31
- A31p
- R30
- R31
- R32
- R40
- T30
- T40
- T40p
- T41
- T41p
- T42
- T42p
- T43
- T43p
- T60
- T60p
- T61
- T61p
- Z60t
- Z61t
- R50
- R50e
- R50p
- R51
- R52
- R60
- R61
- R61i
- Z60m
- Z61m
- Z61p
- T400
- T400s
- T410
- T410i
- T410s
- T410si
- T500
- W500
- R400
- R500
- T510
- W510
- W520
- W530
- T430
- T510i
- W700
- W700ds
- W701
- W701ds
- Glossary