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    X300/301 hard drive questions

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Rich.Carpenter, Jan 30, 2009.

  1. Rich.Carpenter

    Rich.Carpenter Cranky Bastage

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    1) I noticed that the hard drives on ThinkPads have a black strap of some kind on them. How does this factor into upgrading the drive later? Does the strap have to be transferred to the new drive somehow?

    2) Can the X300/301 use any normal 1.8" hard drive (or are there even any non-SSD 1.8" drives), or is it mounted in a 2.5" bay using some sort of caddy?
     
    Rich.Carpenter, Jan 30, 2009
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  2. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    The strap is on the caddy not the drive. It's there so you can pull the drive out.

    I believe you can use any 1.8" SATA drive.
     
    ZaZ, Jan 30, 2009
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  3. Rich.Carpenter

    Rich.Carpenter Cranky Bastage

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    Thanks, ZaZ.

    So is it actually a 2.5" bay with a caddy required for 1.8" drives, or a 1.8" bay and 1.8" drives just normally mount using a caddy?
     
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    chrixx Product Specialist NBR Reviewer

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    The X300/X301 can only use a 1.8" Micro SATA hard disk. The black tab allows you to pull the drive out easily. The X300/X301 does not have a caddy for the drive.
     
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  5. Rich.Carpenter

    Rich.Carpenter Cranky Bastage

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    Thanks for the clarification.
     
    Rich.Carpenter, Jan 30, 2009
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