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    ThinkPad R500 - 9.5mm or 12.7mm Optical Drive Bay?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by ScottyBoy, Apr 27, 2012.

  1. ScottyBoy

    ScottyBoy Notebook Consultant

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    Morning Folks, quick question for you guys & girls - the optical drive bay for an R500 ThinkPad (MPN: 2716-W7F), does that accept 9.5mm or 12.7mm 2nd HDD caddies?

    Just need to confirm for a mate of mine, as the results I'm seeing out there are for both sizes so I'm needing a wee bit of help to get that necessary confirmation as I don't want to advise him to buy one to small (with a gap left over in the ODB) or to big.

    Thanks in advance! :D
     
    ScottyBoy, Apr 27, 2012
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  2. PatchySan

    PatchySan Om Noms Kit Kat

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    The R500 have a thicker base compared to the T500 so it should use the Ultrabay Enhanced drives which is 12.7mm thick.
     
    PatchySan, Apr 27, 2012
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  3. ScottyBoy

    ScottyBoy Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks Hearst, greatly appreciated - I'll pass that onto my mate so he can get cracking with it. :D
     
    ScottyBoy, Apr 27, 2012
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    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    yeap Hearst is right, 12.7 mm drive.
     
    lead_org, Apr 28, 2012
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  5. ScottyBoy

    ScottyBoy Notebook Consultant

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    Cheers for that :)
     
    ScottyBoy, Apr 28, 2012
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