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How to build your own Ultrabay drive

2006-05-15T23:24:11Z

Ford Prefect: /* UltraBay 2000 */

{| width="100%"
|style="vertical-align:top;padding-right:20px;width:10px;white-space:nowrap;" | __TOC__
|style="vertical-align:top" |
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.
{{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.}}
{{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}}
{{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.}}
|}
==The Basics==
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.

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.

There are, however, some things to consider...

==The Limitations==
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.

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.

==UltraBay 2000==
The UltraBay 2000 frame consists of four parts: Front bezel, left wing, right wing and the back plate containing the connector interface.

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.

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2
|+ UltraBay 2000 drives and compatible alternative drives
|-
! UltraBay drive !! IBM Part-Nr. !! actual drive !! compatible drive !! needed steps to make fitting
|-
| [[UltraBay 2000 CD-ROM Drive]] || ... || TEAC CD-224E || ... || ...
|-
| [[UltraBay 2000 8x-3x DVD-ROM Drive]] || 27L3447 || Matsushita SR-8175-M || ... || ...
|-
| [[UltraBay 2000 Ultralight 8x DVD-ROM Drive]] || 08K9648 || Matsushita SR-8176-M || ... || ...
|-
| 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]
|-
| 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:

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.

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!)

|-
| 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]
|-
| [[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.
|-
| [[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.
|-
| [[UltraBay 2000 CD-RW]] || 08K9617 || Sony CRX700E || ND-6750A DVDÂ±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}}!
|}

==Links==
* [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>

How to build your own Ultrabay drive

2006-05-04T03:19:54Z

Ford Prefect: /* UltraBay 2000 */ fixed typo

{| width="100%"
|style="vertical-align:top;padding-right:20px;width:10px;white-space:nowrap;" | __TOC__
|style="vertical-align:top" |
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.
{{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.}}
{{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}}
{{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.}}
|}
==The Basics==
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.

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.

There are, however, some things to consider...

==The Limitations==
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.

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.

==UltraBay 2000==
The UltraBay 2000 frame consists of four parts: Front bezel, left wing, right wing and the back plate containing the connector interface.

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.

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2
|+ UltraBay 2000 drives and compatible alternative drives
|-
! UltraBay drive !! IBM Part-Nr. !! actual drive !! compatible drive !! needed steps to make fitting
|-
| [[UltraBay 2000 CD-ROM Drive]] || ... || TEAC CD-224E || ... || ...
|-
| [[UltraBay 2000 8x-3x DVD-ROM Drive]] || 27L3447 || Matsushita SR-8175-M || ... || ...
|-
| [[UltraBay 2000 Ultralight 8x DVD-ROM Drive]] || 08K9648 || Matsushita SR-8176-M || ... || ...
|-
| 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]
|-
| 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:

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.

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!)

|-
| 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]
|-
| [[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.
|-
| [[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.
|-
| [[UltraBay 2000 CD-RW]] || 08K9617 || Sony CRX700E || ND-6750A DVDÂ±RW (8x/8x/8x) || It was very easy to install this into a {{T30}} model [[2366-91U]]. I took off the backpane and side pieces 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}}!
|}

==Links==
* [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>

How to build your own Ultrabay drive

2006-05-04T03:00:55Z

Ford Prefect: /* UltraBay 2000 */ added link to 2366-91U in UltraBay 2000 CD-RW

{| width="100%"
|style="vertical-align:top;padding-right:20px;width:10px;white-space:nowrap;" | __TOC__
|style="vertical-align:top" |
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.
{{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.}}
{{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}}
{{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.}}
|}
==The Basics==
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.

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.

There are, however, some things to consider...

==The Limitations==
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.

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.

==UltraBay 2000==
The UltraBay 2000 frame consists of four parts: Front bezel, left wing, right wing and the back plate containing the connector interface.

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.

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2
|+ UltraBay 2000 drives and compatible alternative drives
|-
! UltraBay drive !! IBM Part-Nr. !! actual drive !! compatible drive !! needed steps to make fitting
|-
| [[UltraBay 2000 CD-ROM Drive]] || ... || TEAC CD-224E || ... || ...
|-
| [[UltraBay 2000 8x-3x DVD-ROM Drive]] || 27L3447 || Matsushita SR-8175-M || ... || ...
|-
| [[UltraBay 2000 Ultralight 8x DVD-ROM Drive]] || 08K9648 || Matsushita SR-8176-M || ... || ...
|-
| 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]
|-
| 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:

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.

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!)

|-
| 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]
|-
| [[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.
|-
| [[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.
|-
| [[UltraBay 2000 CD-RW]] || 08K9617 || Sony CRX700E || ND-6750A DVDÂ±RW (8x/8x/8x) || It was very easy to install this into a {{T30}} model [[2366-91U]]. I took off the backpane and side pieces 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 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 have DVD burner on a {{T30}}!
|}

==Links==
* [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>

Hardware Specifications

2006-05-04T02:54:36Z

Ford Prefect: /* Available Models */ added link to 2366-91U

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** Or try searching the IBM announcements letters [http://www.ibm.com/news/usalet/ here].

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[[Category:Models]]

2366-91U

2006-05-04T02:43:58Z

Ford Prefect:

= IBM ThinkPad T30 2366-91U Specifications =

== CPU and Memory ==
{|
|Processor Manufacturer || Intel
|-
|Processor Class || Mobile Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4
|-
|Processor Speed || 1.8 GHz
|-
|Installed Memory || 256 MB
|-
|Maximum Memory || 1 GB
|-
|Memory Technology || DDR SDRAM
|-
|Cache Size || 512 kB
|-
|Installed Video Memory || 16 MB
|}

== Storage ==
{|
|Hard Drive Model || IBM TravelStar
|-
|IBM Part Numbers
|-
|
08K9758 (Toshiba)
|-
|
27L4384 (STD brand)
|-
|
08K9834 (Hitachi)
|-
|Hard Drive Capacity || 40 GB
|-
|Hard Drive Speed || 5400 RPM
|-
|}

== Optical Drives ==
{|
|Included Drives || DVD/CD-RW combo drive
|-
|IBM Part Numbers
|-
|
27L4359 (KME)
|-
|
08K9785 (TEAC)
|-
|CD Write Speed || 8 X
|-
|CD Rewrite Speed || 8 X
|-
|CD Read Speed || 24 X
|-
|DVD Read Speed || 8 X
|}

== Display and Graphics ==
{|
|Display Size || 14.1 inch
|-
|Display Type || TFT active matrix
|-
|Graphics Processor || ATI Mobility 7500 RADEON
|-
|Included Video Card || Graphics card - AGP 4x
|-
|Video RAM || 16MB
|-
|Resolution || 1400 x 1050 pixels
|-
|Max. External Resolution || 2048 x 1536 pixels
|}

== Battery ==
{|
|Battery Model || 6 cell 10.8V, 4.4AH
|-
|Battery Life || 2.3 hours (real Linux: ~2 hours)
|-
|Battery Type || Lithium ion
|}

== Communications and Networking ==
{|
|Bluetooth Capable|| Maybe, unsure
|-
|Modem Speed || 56 kbps
|-
|Network LAN || Intel Pro/100 VE
|-
|Network WLAN || [[Cisco Aironet Wireless 802.11b]]
|}

== Software ==
{|
|Shipped Operating System || Microsoft Windows XP Professional
|}

== Connectors ==
{|
|Interface Provided ||Parallel Port, S-Video, VGA, Phone line, Headphone, Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX, Ultrabay(TM) 2000 Plus, PCMCIA (Type III)
|-
|Connectors ||2 x USB 1.1, 1 x parallel - IEEE 1284 (EPP/ECP) - 25 pin D-Sub (DB-25), 1 x display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15), 1 x infrared - IrDA, 1 x modem - phone line - RJ-11, 1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45, 1 x display / video - S-video output - 4 pin mini-DIN, 1 x docking / port replicator, 1 x microphone - input - mini-phone mono 3.5 mm , 1 x audio - line-out/headphones - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x audio - line-in - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
|}

== General Product Info ==
{|
|Input Devices || Keyboard, [[UltraNav|Touchpad]], [[TrackPoint]]
|-
|Included Sound Card || AD1881A AC97
|-
|Security || Embedded Security Subsystem (TCPA compliant)
|-
|Weight || 2.5 kg (5 lbs)
|-
|Also known as || ...
|-
|Dimension || 36.6 mm (2.5") x 304 mm (12") x 250 mm (10") (HxWxD)
|}
== IBM Product Link ==
{|
|http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/product.do?subcategoryind=0&familyind=99273&brandind=10&doccategoryind=0&modelind=99968&doctypeind=3&validate=true&partnumberind=0&sitestyle=ibm&template=%2Fproductpage%2Flandingpages%2FproductPageLandingPage.vm&operatingsystemind=49979&machineind=99914
|+
|}

[[Category:T30]]

How to build your own Ultrabay drive

2006-05-04T01:32:01Z

Ford Prefect: /* UltraBay 2000 */ made a lower case b upper case because the word starts the sentence

{| width="100%"
|style="vertical-align:top;padding-right:20px;width:10px;white-space:nowrap;" | __TOC__
|style="vertical-align:top" |
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.
{{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.}}
{{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}}
{{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.}}
|}
==The Basics==
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.

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.

There are, however, some things to consider...

==The Limitations==
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.

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.

==UltraBay 2000==
The UltraBay 2000 frame consists of four parts: Front bezel, left wing, right wing and the back plate containing the connector interface.

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.

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2
|+ UltraBay 2000 drives and compatible alternative drives
|-
! UltraBay drive !! IBM Part-Nr. !! actual drive !! compatible drive !! needed steps to make fitting
|-
| [[UltraBay 2000 CD-ROM Drive]] || ... || TEAC CD-224E || ... || ...
|-
| [[UltraBay 2000 8x-3x DVD-ROM Drive]] || 27L3447 || Matsushita SR-8175-M || ... || ...
|-
| [[UltraBay 2000 Ultralight 8x DVD-ROM Drive]] || 08K9648 || Matsushita SR-8176-M || ... || ...
|-
| 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]
|-
| 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:

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.

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!)

|-
| 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]
|-
| [[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.
|-
| [[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.
|-
| [[UltraBay 2000 CD-RW]] || 08K9617 || Sony CRX700E || ND-6750A DVDÂ±RW (8x/8x/8x) || It was very easy to install this into a {{T30}} model 2366-91u. I took off the backpane and side pieces 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 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 have DVD burner on a {{T30}}!
|}

==Links==
* [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>

How to build your own Ultrabay drive

2006-05-04T01:29:38Z

Ford Prefect: Finally got it to work, just a small typo I made (oops)

{| width="100%"
|style="vertical-align:top;padding-right:20px;width:10px;white-space:nowrap;" | __TOC__
|style="vertical-align:top" |
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.
{{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.}}
{{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}}
{{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.}}
|}
==The Basics==
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.

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.

There are, however, some things to consider...

==The Limitations==
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.

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.

==UltraBay 2000==
The UltraBay 2000 frame consists of four parts: Front bezel, left wing, right wing and the back plate containing the connector interface.

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.

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2
|+ UltraBay 2000 drives and compatible alternative drives
|-
! UltraBay drive !! IBM Part-Nr. !! actual drive !! compatible drive !! needed steps to make fitting
|-
| [[UltraBay 2000 CD-ROM Drive]] || ... || TEAC CD-224E || ... || ...
|-
| [[UltraBay 2000 8x-3x DVD-ROM Drive]] || 27L3447 || Matsushita SR-8175-M || ... || ...
|-
| [[UltraBay 2000 Ultralight 8x DVD-ROM Drive]] || 08K9648 || Matsushita SR-8176-M || ... || ...
|-
| 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]
|-
| 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:

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.

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!)

|-
| 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]
|-
| [[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.
|-
| [[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.
|-
| [[UltraBay 2000 CD-RW]] || 08K9617 || Sony CRX700E || ND-6750A DVDÂ±RW (8x/8x/8x) || It was very easy to install this into a {{T30}} model 2366-91u. I took off the backpane and side pieces 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 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 have DVD burner on a {{T30}}!
|}

==Links==
* [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>

How to build your own Ultrabay drive

2006-05-04T01:15:16Z

Ford Prefect: Sorry for all the saves, I'm having trouble keeping the links section at the end

{| width="100%"
|style="vertical-align:top;padding-right:20px;width:10px;white-space:nowrap;" | __TOC__
|style="vertical-align:top" |
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.
{{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.}}
{{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}}
{{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.}}
|}
==The Basics==
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.

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.

There are, however, some things to consider...

==The Limitations==
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.

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.

==UltraBay 2000==
The UltraBay 2000 frame consists of four parts: Front bezel, left wing, right wing and the back plate containing the connector interface.

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.

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2
|+ UltraBay 2000 drives and compatible alternative drives
|-
! UltraBay drive !! IBM Part-Nr. !! actual drive !! compatible drive !! needed steps to make fitting
|-
| [[UltraBay 2000 CD-ROM Drive]] || ... || TEAC CD-224E || ... || ...
|-
| [[UltraBay 2000 8x-3x DVD-ROM Drive]] || 27L3447 || Matsushita SR-8175-M || ... || ...
|-
| [[UltraBay 2000 Ultralight 8x DVD-ROM Drive]] || 08K9648 || Matsushita SR-8176-M || ... || ...
|-
| 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]
|-
| 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:

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.

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!)

|-
| 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]
|-
| [[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.
|-
| [[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.
|-
| [[UltraBay 2000 CD-RW]] || 08K9617 || Sony CRX700E || ND-6750A DVDÂ±RW (8x/8x/8x) || It was very easy to install this into a {{T30}} model 2366-91u. I took off the backpane and side pieces 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 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 have DVD burner on a {{T30}}!
|-

==Links==
* [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>

How to build your own Ultrabay drive

2006-05-04T01:06:19Z

Ford Prefect: /* UltraBay 2000 */

{| width="100%"
|style="vertical-align:top;padding-right:20px;width:10px;white-space:nowrap;" | __TOC__
|style="vertical-align:top" |
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.
{{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.}}
{{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}}
{{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.}}
|}
==The Basics==
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.

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.

There are, however, some things to consider...

==The Limitations==
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.

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.

==UltraBay 2000==
The UltraBay 2000 frame consists of four parts: Front bezel, left wing, right wing and the back plate containing the connector interface.

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.

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2
|+ UltraBay 2000 drives and compatible alternative drives
|-
! UltraBay drive !! IBM Part-Nr. !! actual drive !! compatible drive !! needed steps to make fitting
|-
| [[UltraBay 2000 CD-ROM Drive]] || ... || TEAC CD-224E || ... || ...
|-
| [[UltraBay 2000 8x-3x DVD-ROM Drive]] || 27L3447 || Matsushita SR-8175-M || ... || ...
|-
| [[UltraBay 2000 Ultralight 8x DVD-ROM Drive]] || 08K9648 || Matsushita SR-8176-M || ... || ...
|-
| 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]
|-
| 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:

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.

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!)

|-
| 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]
|-
| [[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.
|-
| [[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.

|-
| [[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.
|

}

==Links==
* [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>

How to build your own Ultrabay drive

2006-05-04T01:04:47Z

Ford Prefect: /* UltraBay 2000 */

{| width="100%"
|style="vertical-align:top;padding-right:20px;width:10px;white-space:nowrap;" | __TOC__
|style="vertical-align:top" |
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.
{{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.}}
{{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}}
{{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.}}
|}
==The Basics==
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.

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.

There are, however, some things to consider...

==The Limitations==
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.

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.

==UltraBay 2000==
The UltraBay 2000 frame consists of four parts: Front bezel, left wing, right wing and the back plate containing the connector interface.

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.

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2
|+ UltraBay 2000 drives and compatible alternative drives
|-
! UltraBay drive !! IBM Part-Nr. !! actual drive !! compatible drive !! needed steps to make fitting
|-
| [[UltraBay 2000 CD-ROM Drive]] || ... || TEAC CD-224E || ... || ...
|-
| [[UltraBay 2000 8x-3x DVD-ROM Drive]] || 27L3447 || Matsushita SR-8175-M || ... || ...
|-
| [[UltraBay 2000 Ultralight 8x DVD-ROM Drive]] || 08K9648 || Matsushita SR-8176-M || ... || ...
|-
| 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]
|-
| 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:

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.

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!)

|-
| 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]
|-
| [[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.
|-
| [[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.

|-
| [[UltraBay 2000 CD-RW]] || 08K9617 || Sony CRX700E || ND-6750A DVDÂ±RW (8x/8x/8x) || It was very easy to install this into a {{T30}} model 2366-91u. I took off the backpane and side pieces 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 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 have DVD burner on a {{T30}}!
|-

==Links==
* [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>

How to build your own Ultrabay drive

2006-05-04T01:01:01Z

Ford Prefect:

{| width="100%"
|style="vertical-align:top;padding-right:20px;width:10px;white-space:nowrap;" | __TOC__
|style="vertical-align:top" |
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.
{{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.}}
{{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}}
{{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.}}
|}
==The Basics==
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.

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.

There are, however, some things to consider...

==The Limitations==
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.

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.

==UltraBay 2000==
The UltraBay 2000 frame consists of four parts: Front bezel, left wing, right wing and the back plate containing the connector interface.

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.

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2
|+ UltraBay 2000 drives and compatible alternative drives
|-
! UltraBay drive !! IBM Part-Nr. !! actual drive !! compatible drive !! needed steps to make fitting
|-
| [[UltraBay 2000 CD-ROM Drive]] || ... || TEAC CD-224E || ... || ...
|-
| [[UltraBay 2000 8x-3x DVD-ROM Drive]] || 27L3447 || Matsushita SR-8175-M || ... || ...
|-
| [[UltraBay 2000 Ultralight 8x DVD-ROM Drive]] || 08K9648 || Matsushita SR-8176-M || ... || ...
|-
| 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]
|-
| 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:

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.

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!)

|-
| 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]
|-
| [[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.
|-
| [[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.

|-
| [[UltraBay 2000 CD-RW]] || 08K9617 || Sony CRX700E || ND-6750A DVDÂ±RW (8x/8x/8x) || It was very easy to install this into a {{T30}} model 2366-91u. I took off the backpane and side pieces 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 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 have DVD burner on a {{T30}}!
|

==Links==
* [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>

How to build your own Ultrabay drive

2006-05-04T00:57:26Z

Ford Prefect: /* UltraBay 2000 */ added a new section and corrected one gramatical error ( made a b capital)

{| width="100%"
|style="vertical-align:top;padding-right:20px;width:10px;white-space:nowrap;" | __TOC__
|style="vertical-align:top" |
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.
{{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.}}
{{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}}
{{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.}}
|}
==The Basics==
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.

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.

There are, however, some things to consider...

==The Limitations==
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.

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.

==UltraBay 2000==
The UltraBay 2000 frame consists of four parts: Front bezel, left wing, right wing and the back plate containing the connector interface.

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.

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2
|+ UltraBay 2000 drives and compatible alternative drives
|-
! UltraBay drive !! IBM Part-Nr. !! actual drive !! compatible drive !! needed steps to make fitting
|-
| [[UltraBay 2000 CD-ROM Drive]] || ... || TEAC CD-224E || ... || ...
|-
| [[UltraBay 2000 8x-3x DVD-ROM Drive]] || 27L3447 || Matsushita SR-8175-M || ... || ...
|-
| [[UltraBay 2000 Ultralight 8x DVD-ROM Drive]] || 08K9648 || Matsushita SR-8176-M || ... || ...
|-
| 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]
|-
| 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:

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.

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!)

|-
| 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]
|-
| [[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.
|-
| [[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.

|-
| [[UltraBay 2000 CD-RW]] || 08K9617 || Sony CRX700E || ND-6750A DVDÂ±RW (8x/8x/8x) || It was very easy to install this into a {{T30}} model 2366-91u. I took off the backpane and side pieces 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 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 have DVD burner on a {{T30}}!
|

}

==Links==
* [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>

Ultrabay 2000 CD-RW

2006-05-04T00:31:27Z

Ford Prefect:

__NOTOC__
{| width="100%"
|style="vertical-align:top" |
<div style="margin: 0; margin-right:10px; border: 1px solid #dfdfdf; padding: 0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#F8F8FF; align:right;">
=== Ultrabay 2000 CD-RW Drive ===
This is a CD-RW Drive for the Ultrabay 2000.

==== Features ====
* Read capabilities
** CD-ROM (24x), CD-R (24x), and CD-RW (24x)
* Write capabilities
** CD-R (8x)
*Rewrite capabilities
** CD-RW (4x)
* Cache Size
** 8MB
* Multisession Compatibility
** Session-At-Once (SAO)

==== Actual Drives ====
*Sony CRX700E
</div>
|style="vertical-align:top" |
[[image:UltraBay 2000 Optical Drive.gif|UltraBay 2000 Optical Drive]]
|}

=== IBM Partnumbers ===
*FRU PN: 08K9617

=== Linux Support ===
If connected at boot time, the drive is {{path|/dev/hdc}}.

=== Supported with ===
*ThinkPad {{A20m}}, {{A20p}}, {{A21e}}, {{A21m}}, {{A21p}}, {{A22e}}, {{A22m}}, {{A22p}}, {{A30}}, {{A30p}}, {{A31}}, {{A31p}}
*ThinkPad {{R30}}, {{R31}}, {{R32}}, {{R40}}
*ThinkPad {{T20}}, {{T21}}, {{T22}}, {{T23}}, {{T30}}
*[[Portable Drive Bay 2000]]
*[[ThinkPad Dock]], [[ThinkPad Dock II]]
*[[UltraBase X2]], [[UltraBase X3]]

[[Category:Components]]