T420s SSD and Ultra Bay Caddy

Does 9.3mm and 7mm SATA 3 SSD can fit into 9.5mm Ultra Bay Caddy for T420s..??
i am planning to buy an SSD.
My requirements : 80GB space, SATA III 6Gb/s (Sq.Read : >500MB/s & Sq.Write : >450MB/s)
it would be better if it is a 7mm thick..
So any better choices we had in SSD for T420s..??
T420s 4170-CTO : i5 2520M, 6GB RAM, 320GB HDD(7200rpm).
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SimonStokes wrote:
is it possible that it's the cable between the caddy and the motherboard that's the problem?
Yes. I have seen that SSDs in the 'normal' boot drive location have problems when the SATA cable is not shielded. Swapping back the original HDD makes the MBP functional.
I am guessing that you may be experiencing the same phenomenon. Wrap the cable in tin foil and see if that makes a difference.
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Hello,
Do other Ultrabay caddies work in the T43 or does this one work in other ThinkPads?
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I was wondering if anyone has a Blue Ray Disk Drive connected to there T61? Can the T61 handle a Blue Ray Disk Drive? The reason I am asking is because I was thinking of getting one for my T61 and then playing Blue Ray movies thru my LCD TV, the LCD TV being monitor #2. Would the quality be as good as a normal Blue Ray player that is hooked to the TV? My graphics card is Nvidia Quadro NVS 140M. Thank you for in advance for any advice on this.
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Hi Singtoh,
Check whether following is compatible with your T61:-
http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:item.detail?GroupID=38&Code=43R9150&current-category-id=9B7E41BDCE704020B8E567C67D3FA082&model-number=2713&ProductName=ThinkPad%20laptops&SeriesName=R500&ModelNumber=2713
To check whether your T61 can handle it, download the proceeding BD advisor:- http://www.cyberlink.com/stat/bd-support/enu/index.jsp
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T420s SSD max capacity?

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There should be no problem using a 256GB Crucial M4 in a T420s. (I have one in a T430s.)
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2nd HDD drive on optical bay caddy - Pavilion dv6700

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PeterPaul wrote:
Hello Erico,
sorry for the confusing information.
The HDD is a SATA drive and the optical drive is a PATA drive, hence I used a SATA-PATA caddy. Something like that:
http://www.newmodeus.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_5&products_id=226
(Though the one I ordered it's not from this manufacturer)
Considering that, although the HDD is a SATA drive, it should be detected as a PATA one. Is there some way to make both SATA AHCI and PATA interfaces work together? Not in this case. It takes a ethusiast level motherboard and advanced BIOS.
[Edit: the chipset is, by the way, from the Mobile Intel 965 Express Family.]
Perhaps the one in the link has a better translation cable setup than the one you purchased. Many people appear to be satisfied with it.
The hard drives physical connection have to be of the same type for the reason I expressed in my previous post unless there is a working translation cable from SATA to PATA.
If your notebook had a dual drive bay and you installed the drive in the bay with a caddy and SATA cononector cable it would be simple.
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