SATA Ultrabay adapters for T61s

[cadillacmike68]

Can anyone give me the lowdown on which of these work and which don't work in a T61: as a SATA 2nd HDD adapter:
(It's from a spreadsheet i keep)

DESC ASSY PN FRU PN
2nd HDD Adapter Ultrabay Slim SATA 26R9247 26R9246
2nd HDD Adapter Ultrabay Slim SATA 45J7901 45J7902
2nd HDD Adapter Ultrabay Slim SATA 40Y8725

I thought i knew but am a LOOOOONG way from home and don't have most of my reference materials with me (and can't get to them readily either). Thanks in advance.

I think one or more of these has a little plastic tab which may or may not cause problems in either T4x or T6x series, but again, I can't remember.

[johnmcdonnell]

I know this one works in the T61:
2nd HDD Adapter Ultrabay Slim SATA 26R9247 26R9246

[iwishiwasinwhistler]

Yep, second that. I agree with johnmcdonnell. I too have one working in a T61:

2nd HDD Adapter Ultrabay Slim SATA 26R9247 26R9246

For reference it DOES have the little black tab.

[cadillacmike68]

I think I found the topics:

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=102989

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=47172

It seems the ones with the tab don't work on T40 series because the tab blocks the tray from fitting all the way in, but it can be cut off.

Also, it seems that clones / aftermarket / copies / (insert your favourite derisive term here) don't have the tab.

And none of that matters to me with a T61, which will accept the tabbed ones, but i still want real IBM / Lenovo trays, so I'll order a couple from Tuus.

[TuuS]

Thanks for the purchase Mike. It was nice to have a large quantity of these rare parts to share with the community, but sadly they will all be good relatively soon, and there are no more on the horizon. There are a few left ranging from excellent to like new condition, and there are a couple of you that have reserved some, so yours are safely set aside.

[cadillacmike68]

Update on FRU 26R9246.

When i went home on leave i brought one of every tray i had with me, including a 26R9246 that i bought from TuuS. When i got home I already had one that i bought quite some time ago from IBM or Lenovo. I also found in her desk another FRU 26R9246 without the tab. I had bought this one a few years later, but still a few years ago, from Lenovo. Same quality of manufacture, definitely not an aftermarket, but it is a duller metal, more of a brushed aluminum instead of the polished steel of the older ones. Made in China instead of Phillipines (where the others are made). Works fine and without the tab it will go into T40 series without filing the tab off. They both have PNs of 26R9247.

So they are made with and (later) without the tab. I guess Lenovo decided to relent and help out T40 series owners.