IBM ThinkPad i Series User manual

ThinkPad Enhanced Drive
Adapter for Ultrabay 2000
User’s Guide
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ThinkPad Enhanced Drive
Adapter for Ultrabay 2000
User’s Guide
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ATTENTION
Refer to the documentation that comes with your computer before installing the
product.
Before using this information and the product it supports, be sure to read the
information under Appendix A, “Service and Support,” Appendix B, “IBM
Statement of Limited Warranty - Z125-4753-07 - 11/2002,” and Appendix C,
“Notices.”
NOTE
Be sure to keep your proof of purchase, because it might be required for warranty
services.
First Edition (October 2003)
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Contents
About the ThinkPad Enhanced Drive Adapter for Ultrabay 2000 . . . 1-1
Product description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Registering your option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Installing the enhanced drive adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Uninstalling the enhanced drive adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Appendix A. Service and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Online technical support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Telephone technical support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Appendix B. IBM Statement of Limited Warranty - Z125-4753-07 -
11/2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Part 2 - Country-unique Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5
Part 3 - Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-19
Appendix C. Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2
Electronic emission notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) statement . . . . . . C-2
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iv ThinkPad Enhanced Drive Adapter for Ultrabay 2000: User’s Guide

About the ThinkPad Enhanced Drive Adapter for
Ultrabay 2000
This user’s guide provides information on registering, installing, and
uninstalling the ThinkPad
®
Enhanced Drive Adapter for Ultrabay
™
2000.
Product description
The ThinkPad Enhanced Drive Adapter for Ultrabay 2000 (hereafter called the
enhanced drive adapter) enables you to use an Ultrabay Enhanced drive with a
computer that has an Ultrabay 2000 bay.
The option kit includes:
v This user’s guide
v ThinkPad Enhanced Drive Adapter for Ultrabay 2000 (shown below)
Registering your option
Thank you for purchasing this IBM
®
product. Please take a few moments to
register your product and provide us with information that will help IBM to
better serve you in the future. Your feedback is valuable to us in developing
products and services that are important to you, as well as in developing better
ways to communicate with you. Register your option on the IBM Web site at
http://www.ibm.com/pc/register/
IBM will send you information and updates on your registered product unless
you indicate on the Web site questionnaire that you do not want to receive
further information.
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Installing the enhanced drive adapter
To install the enhanced drive adapter in the Ultrabay 2000 bay of your
computer, complete the following procedure:
1. Lay the drive upside down on a flat surface.
2. Hold the adapter upside down and line it up with the drive so that the
mini connectors on the drive and adapter align, as shown in Figure 1-1.
3. Carefully slide the adaptor connector into the drive, while ensuring that the
short leg of the adapter interlocks with the side of the drive, as shown in
Figure 1-2.
4. Tighten the side screw Aclockwise until the long adapter leg is snug
against the drive. See Figure 1-3.
Figure 1-1. Aligning the connectors
Figure 1-2. Sliding connector into drive
1-2 ThinkPad Enhanced Drive Adapter for Ultrabay 2000: User’s Guide

Note: The adapter screws are knurled to assist with installing the adapter
by hand. A small screwdriver may be required to fully seat the
screws for installation.
Note: It is important to fully seat the side screw to prevent the drive from
becoming wedged in the bay.
5. Tighten the back screw Bclockwise until the adapter is snug against the
drive. See Figure 1-3.
Notes:
1. To install an Ultrabay enhanced slim drive in an Ultrabay 2000 bay, insert it
into the enhanced drive adapter first. Then you can install the enhanced
drive adapter in either of the following places:
v In the Ultrabay 2000 of a qualified ThinkPad computer, except a
ThinkPad T40 or T50 Series computer. To obtain a list of qualified
computers, visit the Web site at
http://www.ibm.com/support, and search under ″Enhanced Drive
Adapter.″
v In the Ultrabay 2000 of a ThinkPad Dock II.
2. To install a device into the Ultrabay 2000 bay of your ThinkPad computer,
or to remove it, refer to Access IBM, the on-board help system for the
computer.
Uninstalling the enhanced drive adapter
To uninstall the enhanced drive adapter, complete the following procedure:
1. Loosen the screws, shown in Figure 1-3, by turning them counterclockwise.
Note: The adapter screws are knurled to assist with uninstalling the
adapter by hand. A small screwdriver may be required to loosen the
screws.
B
A
Figure 1-3. Adapter screws
About the ThinkPad Enhanced Drive Adapter for Ultrabay 2000 1-3

2. Gently pull the adapter and drive apart, as shown in Figure 1-4.
Figure 1-4. Removing the adapter from the drive
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