T540p 2nd hdd caddy problem

Hello everyone
I got my new thinkpad t540p and by caddy for 2nd hdd for it
Bought here - ebay caddy for thinkpad t540p
And I have a problem
I replaced optical drive by caddy, but OS don't found 2nd hdd.
It is not in Windows device manager. and not in bios boot list.
Optical drive works fine, OS detects it.
I check caddy by connected it on usb adapter - all works. Hdd works. Try with 2 hdd and 1 ssd.
It not work in caddy
Do somebody have any ideas what I doing wrong?

I purchased the HDD caddy from Amazon and no, it will not work. I have tried four HDD in the adapter - nothing. The computer does not mount it or recognize it. This appears to be a problem. The adapter is well made, includes the bezel which matches perfectly. On any drive I can remove the caddy and connect by cable to usb port and all drives work. The system does not recognize a caddy. Period. The BIOS has an entry to enable CD/HDD in ultrabay and it is enabled. So, not likely to work unless Lenovo can step in and help.

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