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=== Ultrabay ===
 
=== Ultrabay ===
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Ultrabay was IBM's, now Lenovo's name for the swappable drive slot. With IBM's definition: <blockquote>"The ThinkPad UltraBay{{footnote|1}}, also standard with the system, is an intelligent bay that switches its pin-out signals to allow the installation of standard and optional features in what would normally be just the floppy disk drive bay."</blockquote> Introduced back in the times of the ThinkPad 750, this technology has gone through several 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 came from and what devices are available for them.
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Ultrabay was IBM's, now Lenovo's name for the swappable bay. With IBM's definition: <blockquote>"The ThinkPad UltraBay{{footnote|1}}, also standard with the system, is an intelligent bay that switches its pin-out signals to allow the installation of standard and optional features in what would normally be just the floppy disk drive bay."</blockquote> First introduced in the {{355}} and the {{750}}, this technology has gone through several 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 came from and what devices are available for them.
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#IBM originally used the spelling 'UltraBay' with a capital letter 'B' but later switched to "Ultrabay" with a lower-case 'b'. The reason behind this change is unknown.
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=== Overview ===
 
=== Overview ===
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Over the course of time, a number of different form factors have been used for the Ultrabay. They are generally not cross-compatible, but there are some exceptions to that (see below for more details). Current ThinkPads no longer use the Ultrabay, due to severe space constraints. Only a few models do feature the Ultrabay nowadays, but they are unfortunately crippled in a way that they no longer support hot swapping and Ultrabay batteries. See [[Ultrabay Devices]] for a list of all Ultrabay devices.
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Over the course of time, a number of different form factors have been used for the Ultrabay. They are generally not cross-compatible, but there are some exceptions to that (see below for more details). Current ThinkPads no longer use the Ultrabay, due to severe space constraints. Only a few models do feature the Ultrabay nowadays, but they are unfortunately crippled in such a way that they no longer support hot swapping and accepting Ultrabay batteries.
  
 
Keep in mind that not all Ultrabays are made equal, as some lack an eject mechanism or pins that are needed to charge and discharge an Ultrabay battery. Some Ultrabays might also not support hot and/or warm swapping, even if they are capable of doing so in a different ThinkPad (e.g. a model supports hot, warm, and cold swapping, but the other lower-end model only supports cold swapping despite having the same Ultrabay type). These crippled Ultrabay variants are generally found on the low-end models, although they can also be rarely found on high-end models.
 
Keep in mind that not all Ultrabays are made equal, as some lack an eject mechanism or pins that are needed to charge and discharge an Ultrabay battery. Some Ultrabays might also not support hot and/or warm swapping, even if they are capable of doing so in a different ThinkPad (e.g. a model supports hot, warm, and cold swapping, but the other lower-end model only supports cold swapping despite having the same Ultrabay type). These crippled Ultrabay variants are generally found on the low-end models, although they can also be rarely found on high-end models.
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| [[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 Devices#UltraBay 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_floppy144.png|Floppy Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_floppy288.png|Floppy Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_hdd.png|Harddisk Drive Adapter]] [[Image:Icon20_battery.png|Battery]] [[Image:Icon20_wmfcdpd.png|Adapter]] [[Image:Icon20_wmfardis.png|Adapter]] [[Image:Icon20_tvtuner.png|Adapter]] [[Image:Icon20_pcmciacartridge.png|Adapter]]
 
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| [[Image:Icon20_ultrabaythick.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_ultrabaythick.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_cdrom.png|CD-ROM Drive]]
 
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| [[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_ultrabayii.png]] [[Ultrabay Devices#UltraBay II Devices|UltraBay II]] || {{770}}, {{770E}}, {{770ED}}, {{770X}}, {{770Z}}, [[SelectaDock III]] || [[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]]
 
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| [[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_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_floppy.png|Floppy 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]] [[Ultrabay Devices#UltraslimBay Devices|UltraslimBay]] || {{6 Series}}, [[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_ultraslimbay.png]] [[Ultrabay Devices#UltraslimBay Devices|UltraslimBay]] || {{6 Series}}, [[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_travelbezel.png|Travel Bezel]]
 
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| [[Image:Icon20_ultrabay2000.png]] [[Ultrabay Devices#Ultrabay 2000 Devices|Ultrabay 2000]] || {{A20m}}, {{A20p}}, {{A21e}}, {{A21m}}, {{A21p}}, {{A22e}}, {{A22m}}, {{A22p}}, {{A30}}, {{A30p}}, {{A31}}, {{A31p}}, {{T20}}, {{T21}}, {{T22}}, [[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_ultrabay2000.png]] [[Ultrabay Devices#Ultrabay 2000 Devices|Ultrabay 2000]] || {{A20m}}, {{A20p}}, {{A21e}}, {{A21m}}, {{A21p}}, {{A22e}}, {{A22m}}, {{A22p}}, {{A30}}, {{A30p}}, {{A31}}, {{A31p}}, {{T20}}, {{T21}}, {{T22}}, [[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_zip250.png|250MB Zip Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_cdrom.png|CD-ROM Drive]] [[Image:Icon20_cdrw.png|CD-RW Drive]] [[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_travelbezel.png|Travel Bezel]]
 
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| [[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_ultrabayplus.png]] [[Ultrabay Devices#Ultrabay Plus Devices|Ultrabay Plus]] || {{A30}}, {{A30p}}, {{A31}}, {{A31p}}, {{R30}}, {{R31}}, {{R32}}, {{R40}}, {{T23}}, {{T30}}, [[X3 UltraBase]] || [[Image:Icon20_devicecarrier.png|Adapter]] [[Image:Icon20_numerickeypad.png|Adapter]] [[Image:Icon20_cradlefortheworkpadc500.png|Adapter]]
 
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| [[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_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]] [[Image:Icon20_serialandparallelportadapter.png|Adapter]] [[Image:Icon20_travelbezel.png|Travel Bezel]]
 
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| [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayenh.png]] [[Ultrabay Devices#Ultrabay Enhanced Devices|Ultrabay Enhanced]] || {{R50}}, {{R50e}}, {{R50p}}, {{R51}}, {{R51e}}, {{R52}}, {{R60}}, {{R60i}}, {{R60e}}, {{R61}}, {{R61i}}, {{R61e}}, {{G41}}, {{G50}}, {{Z60m}}, {{Z61e}}, {{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_ultrabayenh.png]] [[Ultrabay Devices#Ultrabay Enhanced Devices|Ultrabay Enhanced]] || {{R50}}, {{R50e}}, {{R50p}}, {{R51}}, {{R51e}}, {{R52}}, {{R60}}, {{R60i}}, {{R60e}}, {{R61}}, {{R61i}}, {{R61e}}, {{G41}}, {{G50}}, {{Z60m}}, {{Z61e}}, {{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_travelbezel.png|Travel Bezel]]
 
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| [[Image:Icon20_s_ultrabayslim.png]] [[Ultrabay Devices#Serial Ultrabay Slim Devices|Serial Ultrabay Slim]] || {{P70}}, {{P71}}, {{T400}}, {{T400s}}, {{T410}}, {{T410i}}, {{T410s}}, {{T410si}}, {{T420s}}, {{T420si}}, {{T430s}}, {{T430si}}, {{T440p}}, {{T500}}, {{T540p}}, {{W500}}, {{W540}}, {{W541}}, [[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]] [[Image:Icon20_battery.png|Battery]]{{footnote|3}}, Blu-ray drive
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| [[Image:Icon20_s_ultrabayslim.png]] [[Ultrabay Devices#Serial Ultrabay Slim Devices|Serial Ultrabay Slim]] || {{P70}}, {{P71}}, {{T400}}, {{T400s}}, {{T410}}, {{T410i}}, {{T410s}}, {{T410si}}, {{T420s}}, {{T420si}}, {{T430s}}, {{T430si}}, {{T440p}}, {{T500}}, {{T540p}}, {{W500}}, {{W540}}, {{W541}}, [[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]]
 
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| [[Image:Icon20_s_ultrabayenh.png]] [[Ultrabay Devices#Serial Ultrabay Enhanced Devices|Serial Ultrabay Enhanced]] || {{W510}}, {{W520}}, {{W530}}, {{W700}}, {{W700ds}}, {{W701}}, {{W701ds}}, {{T420}}, {{T420i}}, {{T430}}, {{T430i}}, {{T510}}, {{T510i}}, {{T520}}, {{T520i}}, {{T530}}, {{T530i}}, {{R400}}, {{R500}}|| [[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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| [[Image:Icon20_s_ultrabayenh.png]] [[Ultrabay Devices#Serial Ultrabay Enhanced Devices|Serial Ultrabay Enhanced]] || {{W510}}, {{W520}}, {{W530}}, {{W700}}, {{W700ds}}, {{W701}}, {{W701ds}}, {{T420}}, {{T420i}}, {{T430}}, {{T430i}}, {{T510}}, {{T510i}}, {{T520}}, {{T520i}}, {{T530}}, {{T530i}}, {{R400}}, {{R500}}|| [[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]]
 
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! Bay<hr />Device!! [[Image:Icon20_ultrabay.png]]<br />UltraBay<br />&nbsp; !! [[Image:Icon20_ultrabaythick.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 />&nbsp; !! [[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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! type !! [[Image:Icon20_ultrabay.png]] !! [[Image:Icon20_ultrabaythick.png]] !! [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayii.png]] !! [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayfx.png]] !! [[Image:Icon20_ultraslimbay.png]] !! [[Image:Icon20_ultrabay2000.png]] !! [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayplus.png]] !! [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayslim.png]] !! [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayenh.png]] !! [[Image:Icon20_s_ultrabayslim.png]] !! [[Image:Icon20_s_ultrabayenh.png]]
 
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|'''UltraBay''' || yes || yes || [[Ultrabay Drive Adapter for Ultrabay II|Adapter]] || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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|[[Image:Icon20_ultrabay.png]] || yes || yes || [[Ultrabay Drive Adapter for Ultrabay II|Adapter]] || no || no || no || no || no || no || no || no
 
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|'''UltraBay Thick''' || - || yes || [[Ultrabay Drive Adapter for Ultrabay II|Adapter]] || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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|[[Image:Icon20_ultrabaythick.png]] || no || yes || [[Ultrabay Drive Adapter for Ultrabay II|Adapter]] || no || no || no || no || no || no || no || no
 
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|'''UltraBay II''' || - || - || yes || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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|[[Image:Icon20_ultrabayii.png]] || no || no || yes || no || no || no || no || no || no || no || no
 
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|'''UltraBay FX''' || - || - || - || yes || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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|[[Image:Icon20_ultrabayfx.png]] || no || no || no || yes || no || no || no || no || no || no || no
 
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|'''UltraslimBay''' || - || - || - || - || yes || - || - || - || - || - || -
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|[[Image:Icon20_ultraslimbay.png]] || no || no || no || no || yes || no || no || no || no || no || no
 
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|'''Ultrabay 2000''' || - || - || - || - || - || yes || yes || - || - || - || -
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|[[Image:Icon20_ultrabay2000.png]] || no || no || no || no || no || yes || yes || no || no || no || no
 
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|'''Ultrabay Plus''' || - || - || - || - || - || - || yes || - || - || - || -
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|[[Image:Icon20_ultrabayplus.png]] || no || no || no || no || no || no || yes || no || no || no || no
 
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|'''Ultrabay Slim''' || - || - || - || - || - || [[Ultrabay Slim Drive Adapter for Ultrabay 2000|Adapter]] || [[Ultrabay Slim Drive Adapter for Ultrabay 2000|Adapter]] || yes || yes || - || -
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|[[Image:Icon20_ultrabayslim.png]] || no || no || no || no || no || [[Ultrabay Slim Drive Adapter for Ultrabay 2000|Adapter]] || [[Ultrabay Slim Drive Adapter for Ultrabay 2000|Adapter]] || yes || yes || no || no
 
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|'''Ultrabay Enhanced''' || - || - || - || - || - || [[Ultrabay Enhanced Drive Adapter for Ultrabay 2000|Adapter]] || [[Ultrabay Enhanced Drive Adapter for Ultrabay 2000|Adapter]] || - || yes || - || -
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|[[Image:Icon20_ultrabayenh.png]] || no || no || no || no || no || [[Ultrabay Enhanced Drive Adapter for Ultrabay 2000|Adapter]] || [[Ultrabay Enhanced Drive Adapter for Ultrabay 2000|Adapter]] || no || yes || no || no
 
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|'''Serial Ultrabay Slim''' || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || yes || yes
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|[[Image:Icon20_s_ultrabayslim.png]] || no || no || no || no || no || no || no || no || no || yes || yes
 
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|'''Serial Ultrabay Enhanced''' || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || yes
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|[[Image:Icon20_s_ultrabayenh.png]] || no || no || no || no || no || no || no || no || no || no || yes
 
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=== Characteristics ===
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* '''UltraBay'''
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! type !! cold-swapping !! warm-swapping !! hot-swapping !! bay bezel shape !! bay connector !! bay height
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** no support for hot or warm swapping, only cold swapping
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** the drive bezel is a flat rectangle with no cut-outs; no bevels
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|[[Image:Icon20_ultrabay.png]] || yes || no || no || flat rectangle, no cut-outs or bevels || unknown || 15 mm
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** this is the original UltraBay that started it all (15 mm height)
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* '''UltraBay Thick'''
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|[[Image:Icon20_ultrabaythick.png]] || yes || no || no || flat rectangle, cut-out on the bottom right corner; no bevels || unknown || 19 mm
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** no support for hot or warm swapping, only cold swapping
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** the drive bezel is a flat rectangle with a cut-out on the bottom right corner; no bevels
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|[[Image:Icon20_ultrabayii.png]] || yes || yes || yes || flat rectangle, cut-out on the bottom right corner; no bevels || unknown || 19 mm
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** a thicker version of the original UltraBay, exclusively supports an optical drive (19 mm height)
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* '''UltraBay II'''
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|[[Image:Icon20_ultrabayfx.png]] || yes || yes || no || wedge, cut out on the top right corner; no bevels || unknown || 19 mm
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** supports hot, warm, and cold swapping
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** the drive bezel is a flat rectangle with a cut-out on the bottom right corner; no bevels
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|[[Image:Icon20_ultraslimbay.png]] || yes || yes || yes || flat rectangle, no cut-outs; has a beveled bottom || unknown || 12.7 mm
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** an updated bay, has more device options (19 mm height)
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* '''UltraBay FX'''
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|[[Image:Icon20_ultrabay2000.png]] || yes || yes || yes || flat rectangle, cut-out on the bottom right corner; has a beveled-to-flat bottom || proprietary 80-pin Molex || 12.7 mm
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** no support for hot swapping, only warm and cold swapping
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|-
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** the drive bezel is a wedge with a cut-out on the top right corner; no bevels
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|[[Image:Icon20_ultrabayplus.png]] || yes || yes || yes || flat rectangle, cut-out on the bottom right corner; has a beveled-to-flat bottom || proprietary 80-pin Molex || 12.7 mm
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** an unusual bay with the the capability of accepting a FDD+ODD combo (19 mm height)
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|-
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* '''UltraslimBay'''
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|[[Image:Icon20_ultrabayslim.png]] || yes || yes || yes || flat rectangle, cut-out on the bottom right corner; bevels varies on model || proprietary JAE PM1F050N1AE || 9.5 mm
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** supports hot, warm, and cold swapping
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|-
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** the drive bezel is a flat rectangle with no cut-outs; has a beveled bottom
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|[[Image:Icon20_ultrabayenh.png]] || yes || yes || yes || flat rectangle, cut-out on the bottom right corner; bevels varies on model || proprietary JAE PM1F050N1AE || 12.7 mm
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** a slim bay (12.7 mm height)
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|-
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* '''Ultrabay 2000'''
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|[[Image:Icon20_s_ultrabayslim.png]] || yes || yes || yes || flat rectangle, cut-out on the bottom right corner; bevels varies on model || standard MicroSATA || 9.5 mm
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** supports hot, warm, and cold swapping
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|-
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** the drive bezel is a flat rectangle with a cut-out on the bottom right corner; has a beveled-to-flat bottom
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|[[Image:Icon20_s_ultrabayenh.png]] || yes || yes || yes || flat rectangle, cut-out on the bottom right corner; bevels varies on model || standard MicroSATA || 12.7 mm
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** a slim bay made mainstream for most models (12.7 mm height)
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* '''Ultrabay Plus'''
 
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** supports hot, warm, and cold swapping
 
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** the drive bezel is a flat rectangle with a cut-out on the bottom right corner; has a beveled-to-flat bottom
 
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** an Ultrabay 2000 with USB 1.1 capabilities, exclusively supports the Device Carrier which can either hold a Numeric Keypad or a Cradle for the WorkPad C500 (12.7 mm height)
 
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* '''Ultrabay Slim'''
 
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** supports hot, warm, and cold swapping
 
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** the drive bezel is a flat rectangle with a cut-out on the bottom right corner; has a beveled bottom for blue-button drives, no bevels for grey-button drives
 
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** has a proprietary JAE PM1F050N1AE connector, also has a different battery connector which makes it unable to use any 'Advanced' Ultrabay batteries meant for the T6x/R6x/X6x/Z6x and the newer models (9.5 mm height)
 
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* '''Ultrabay Enhanced'''
 
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** supports hot, warm, and cold swapping
 
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** the drive bezel is a flat rectangle with a cut-out on the bottom right corner; has a beveled bottom for blue-button drives, no bevels for grey-button drives
 
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** a thicker version of the Ultrabay Slim (12.7 mm height)
 
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* '''Serial Ultrabay Slim'''
 
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** supports hot, warm, and cold swapping
 
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** the drive bezel is a flat rectangle with a cut-out on the bottom right corner; has a beveled bottom (some odd drive bezels from the same era may not have a beveled bottom)
 
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** an Ultrabay Slim that has a standard MicroSATA connector, has the capability to accept newer 'Advanced' Ultrabay batteries as the battery connector matches{{footnote|3}} (9.5 mm height)
 
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* '''Serial Ultrabay Enhanced'''
 
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** supports hot, warm, and cold swapping
 
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** the drive bezel is a flat rectangle with a cut-out on the bottom right corner; has a beveled bottom (some odd drive bezels from the same era don't, they're just wedges with no bevels)
 
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** a thicker version of the Serial Ultrabay Slim, it's supposed to accept Serial Ultrabay Slim batteries without an issue, but has problems with it fitting and may disconnect upon movement{{footnote|3}} (12.7 mm height)
 
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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*[[How to build your own Ultrabay drive]]
 
*[[How to build your own Ultrabay drive]]
 
*[[How to hotswap Ultrabay devices]]
 
*[[How to hotswap Ultrabay devices]]
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=== External sources ===
 
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040822025927/http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50366 IBM's page on using a second hard drive adapter in the Ultrabay 2000 slot under Linux]
 
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{{footnotes|
 
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#IBM originally used the spelling "UltraBay" with a capital letter 'B' but later switched to "Ultrabay" with a lower-case 'b'.
 
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#According to IBM, warm swapping is basically hot swapping but instead, it has to be done in Suspend mode under Windows 95 or 98.
 
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#Most or some models that are able to use slice batteries, may have problems that causes it to not fully slide in, see this [[Talk:Ultrabay#Ultrabay_Slim_Batteries_in_Ultrabay_Serial_Slim|discussion here]] for more information.
 
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Revision as of 18:39, 2 February 2020

UltraBay drives

Ultrabay

Ultrabay was IBM's, now Lenovo's name for the swappable bay. With IBM's definition:

"The ThinkPad UltraBay1, also standard with the system, is an intelligent bay that switches its pin-out signals to allow the installation of standard and optional features in what would normally be just the floppy disk drive bay."

First introduced in the 355 and the 750, this technology has gone through several 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 came from and what devices are available for them.
FOOTNOTES [Δ]
  1. IBM originally used the spelling 'UltraBay' with a capital letter 'B' but later switched to "Ultrabay" with a lower-case 'b'. The reason behind this change is unknown.

Overview

Over the course of time, a number of different form factors have been used for the Ultrabay. They are generally not cross-compatible, but there are some exceptions to that (see below for more details). Current ThinkPads no longer use the Ultrabay, due to severe space constraints. Only a few models do feature the Ultrabay nowadays, but they are unfortunately crippled in such a way that they no longer support hot swapping and accepting Ultrabay batteries.

Keep in mind that not all Ultrabays are made equal, as some lack an eject mechanism or pins that are needed to charge and discharge an Ultrabay battery. Some Ultrabays might also not support hot and/or warm swapping, even if they are capable of doing so in a different ThinkPad (e.g. a model supports hot, warm, and cold swapping, but the other lower-end model only supports cold swapping despite having the same Ultrabay type). These crippled Ultrabay variants are generally found on the low-end models, although they can also be rarely found on high-end models.

Linux support

The pinout switching is performed 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.

Compatibility

type featured in available devices
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 Floppy Drive Floppy Drive Harddisk Drive Adapter Battery Adapter Adapter Adapter Adapter
Icon20 ultrabaythick.png UltraBay Thick 755CD, 755CDV, 760CD, 760E, 760ED, 760EL, 760ELD, 760LD, 760XD, 760XL, 765D, 765L, SelectaDock I, SelectaDock II CD-ROM Drive
Icon20 ultrabayii.png UltraBay II 770, 770E, 770ED, 770X, 770Z, SelectaDock III Floppy Drive CD-ROM Drive DVD-ROM Drive Harddisk Drive Adapter
Icon20 ultrabayfx.png UltraBay FX 390, 390E, 390X, i Series 1720, i Series 1721 Floppy Drive+CD-ROM Drive Floppy Drive+DVD-ROM Drive Harddisk Drive Adapter Battery
Icon20 ultraslimbay.png UltraslimBay 600, 600E, 600X, UltraBase, Portable Drive Bay Floppy Drive SuperDisk LS-120 Drive 100MB Zip Drive CD-ROM Drive DVD-ROM Drive Harddisk Drive Adapter Battery Travel Bezel
Icon20 ultrabay2000.png Ultrabay 2000 A20m, A20p, A21e, A21m, A21p, A22e, A22m, A22p, A30, A30p, A31, A31p, T20, T21, T22, Dock, Dock II, X2 UltraBase, Portable Drive Bay 2000 Floppy Drive SuperDisk LS-120 Drive SuperDisk LS-240 Drive 250MB Zip Drive CD-ROM Drive CD-RW Drive DVD-ROM Drive CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive DVD Multi-Burner Drive Harddisk Drive Adapter Battery Travel Bezel
Icon20 ultrabayplus.png Ultrabay Plus A30, A30p, A31, A31p, R30, R31, R32, R40, T23, T30, X3 UltraBase Adapter Adapter Adapter
Icon20 ultrabayslim.png Ultrabay Slim T40, T40p, T41, T41p, T42, T42p, T43, T43p, T60, T60p, T61, T61p, Z60t, Z61t, X4 UltraBase, X4 Dock, X6 UltraBase, X6 Tablet UltraBase DVD-ROM Drive CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive DVD Multi-Burner Drive Harddisk Drive Adapter Battery Adapter Travel Bezel
Icon20 ultrabayenh.png Ultrabay Enhanced R50, R50e, R50p, R51, R51e, R52, R60, R60i, R60e, R61, R61i, R61e, G41, G50, Z60m, Z61e, Z61m, Z61p, Advanced Dock DVD-ROM Drive CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive DVD Multi-Burner Drive Harddisk Drive Adapter Travel Bezel
Icon20 s ultrabayslim.png Serial Ultrabay Slim Template:P70, Template:P71, T400, T400s, T410, T410i, T410s, T410si, T420s, T420si, T430s, T430si, T440p, T500, T540p, W500, W540, W541, X200 UltraBase, UltraBase Series 3 DVD-ROM Drive CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive DVD Multi-Burner Drive Harddisk Drive Adapter
Icon20 s ultrabayenh.png Serial Ultrabay Enhanced W510, W520, W530, W700, W700ds, W701, W701ds, T420, T420i, T430, T430i, T510, T510i, T520, T520i, T530, T530i, R400, R500 DVD-ROM Drive CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive DVD Multi-Burner Drive Harddisk Drive Adapter


Compatibility Table
(read columns as slots with rows as devices that are compatible)
type Icon20 ultrabay.png Icon20 ultrabaythick.png Icon20 ultrabayii.png Icon20 ultrabayfx.png Icon20 ultraslimbay.png Icon20 ultrabay2000.png Icon20 ultrabayplus.png Icon20 ultrabayslim.png Icon20 ultrabayenh.png Icon20 s ultrabayslim.png Icon20 s ultrabayenh.png
Icon20 ultrabay.png yes yes Adapter no no no no no no no no
Icon20 ultrabaythick.png no yes Adapter no no no no no no no no
Icon20 ultrabayii.png no no yes no no no no no no no no
Icon20 ultrabayfx.png no no no yes no no no no no no no
Icon20 ultraslimbay.png no no no no yes no no no no no no
Icon20 ultrabay2000.png no no no no no yes yes no no no no
Icon20 ultrabayplus.png no no no no no no yes no no no no
Icon20 ultrabayslim.png no no no no no Adapter Adapter yes yes no no
Icon20 ultrabayenh.png no no no no no Adapter Adapter no yes no no
Icon20 s ultrabayslim.png no no no no no no no no no yes yes
Icon20 s ultrabayenh.png no no no no no no no no no no yes

Characteristics Table
type cold-swapping warm-swapping hot-swapping bay bezel shape bay connector bay height
Icon20 ultrabay.png yes no no flat rectangle, no cut-outs or bevels unknown 15 mm
Icon20 ultrabaythick.png yes no no flat rectangle, cut-out on the bottom right corner; no bevels unknown 19 mm
Icon20 ultrabayii.png yes yes yes flat rectangle, cut-out on the bottom right corner; no bevels unknown 19 mm
Icon20 ultrabayfx.png yes yes no wedge, cut out on the top right corner; no bevels unknown 19 mm
Icon20 ultraslimbay.png yes yes yes flat rectangle, no cut-outs; has a beveled bottom unknown 12.7 mm
Icon20 ultrabay2000.png yes yes yes flat rectangle, cut-out on the bottom right corner; has a beveled-to-flat bottom proprietary 80-pin Molex 12.7 mm
Icon20 ultrabayplus.png yes yes yes flat rectangle, cut-out on the bottom right corner; has a beveled-to-flat bottom proprietary 80-pin Molex 12.7 mm
Icon20 ultrabayslim.png yes yes yes flat rectangle, cut-out on the bottom right corner; bevels varies on model proprietary JAE PM1F050N1AE 9.5 mm
Icon20 ultrabayenh.png yes yes yes flat rectangle, cut-out on the bottom right corner; bevels varies on model proprietary JAE PM1F050N1AE 12.7 mm
Icon20 s ultrabayslim.png yes yes yes flat rectangle, cut-out on the bottom right corner; bevels varies on model standard MicroSATA 9.5 mm
Icon20 s ultrabayenh.png yes yes yes flat rectangle, cut-out on the bottom right corner; bevels varies on model standard MicroSATA 12.7 mm

See also

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