Chapter 7. Enhancing your computer

This section provides information on installing devices and taking advantage of your computer's high-technology features.

“Finding ThinkPad options” on page 99

“Using the Serial Ultrabay Enhanced feature” on page 99

“ThinkPad port replicators and docking stations” on page 102

Finding ThinkPad options

If you want to expand the capabilities of your computer, Lenovo has a number of hardware accessories and upgrades to meet your needs. Options include memory modules, storage devices, network cards, port replicators, batteries, power adapters, printers, scanners, keyboards, mice, and more.

You can shop at Lenovo 24 hours a day, 7 days a week directly over the World Wide Web. All you need is an Internet connection and a credit card.

To shop at Lenovo, go to:

http://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html

Using the Serial Ultrabay Enhanced feature

Use the Serial Ultrabay Enhanced bay for installing devices, such as a MultiBurner drive, a DVD-ROM drive, and a hard disk drive. Various Serial Ultrabay Enhanced devices are available as options at http://www.lenovo.com/accessories.

Notes:

Depending on your computer model, the Serial Ultrabay Enhanced bay of your computer supports:

9.5-mm-thick Serial Ultrabay Slim device

12.7-mm-thick Serial Ultrabay Enhanced device

You can insert either of the above device into the Serial Ultrabay Enhanced bay of your computer in one of the following conditions:

The computer is turned off. See “Replacing the Ultrabay device” on page 97.

The computer is working or in sleep mode. See “Performing a hot or a warm swap” on page 99.

Performing a hot or a warm swap

Your computer supports both hot swap and warm swap for the Ultrabay devices.

Performing a hot swap

To do a hot swap is to connect, remove, or reconnect a device while the computer is operating.

Notes:

Hot-swap is not supported when your computer is docked or when the extended life battery is installed.

If a hard disk password is set, you cannot hot-swap the drive. First remove the hard disk password, and then do the hot swap.

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