5.Closetheharddiskdrivestopper.
Notes:
Makesurethattheharddiskdriveisinsertedtightlyintotheharddiskdriveadapter.
Donotpushthecovertoohard;youcoulddamagetheharddiskdriveortheharddiskdriveadapter.
YoucannotinsertaharddiskdriveforotherThinkPadseriescomputersintothisThinkPadSerialHard
DriveBayAdapterIII.IfyouwanttousethelesontheharddiskdriveofanotherThinkP adnotebook,
copythelestoaremovablestoragedevice.
Insertingtheharddiskdriveadapterintothebay
Notes:
UsetheThinkPadSerialHardDriveBayAdapterIIIdesignedspecicallyforusewithyourcomputer.
TheThinkPadSerialHardDriveBayAdapterIIIsupportsonly2.5inch(7mmheight)harddiskdrive.
Afteryouinsertaharddiskdriveintoaharddiskdriveadapter,youcaninserttheadapterint otheserial
Ultrabayenhancedofyourcomputer,providedthatthecomputerisinoneofthefollowingconditions:
Note:Youcaninstalla9.5-mm-thickserialUltrabayslimora12.7-mm-thickserialUltrabayenhanced
deviceintheserialUltr abayenhanced.
Thecomputeristurnedoff.Forhowtoinserttheadapter,referto“Replacingthedevice”onpage170.
Thecomputerisinsleep(standby)mode.Youcaninserttheadapterwhilethecomputerisinsleep
(standby)mode.Forhowtoinserttheadapter,r eferto“Performingawarmswap”onpage172.
Thecomputerisoperating.Youcaninserttheadapterwhilethecomputerisoperating.Forhowt oinsert
theadapter ,referto“Performingahotswap”onpage171.
Notes:Ifyouinserttheharddiskdriveadapterintothebaywhilethecomputerisinsleep(standby)mode
oroperating,andtheharddiskdriveisprotectedbyapassword,youcannotgetaccesstothedriveright
afterinsertingtheadapterintothebay.Togetaccesstoit,dothefollowing:
1.PressFn+F12toputyourcomputerinHibernatemode.Y oumayhavetowaitforawhiletillthe
computerentersHibernatemode.
2.Presspowerswitchtoreturntonormaloperation.Theharddiskpasswordiconappearsatthe
upperleftofthescreen.
3.Typethepassword.Nowyoucangetaccesstotheharddiskdrive.
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