W520 - Possible to RAID and have optical drive?

I'm looking at getting a W520. Getting it set up for RAID precludes the inclusion of an optical drive in the bay, according to the Lenovo customizer.
However, I've been reading that there is a third storage bay available, where I could put an mSATA SSD. My understanding is that since I'm not getting any kind of cellular or WiMAX card in that slot, it will be free. (This doesn't mean I won't have wifi, right? It's just a slot for a cellular card?)
My question is, if there are 3 total drive spaces available, why couldn't I have an mSATA SSD, a larger 160gb SSD, and RAID those drives, leaving the ultrabay slot available for a DVD drive? The mSATA SSD + platter HDD for storage combo I've heard of doesn't sound appealing to me because my "storage" is mostly used by files I am working on as a graphic designer, not just things that would sit there. I'd like to have a fast drive to access them, like an SSD.

I would recommend a hard drive caddy and a e-sata usb cable for the optical drive. I have this combination from newmodeus and it works very nicely.
http://www.newmodeus.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_7&products_id=400

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How do I install windows 7 on a macbook pro mid 2009 using bootcamp and no optical drive?
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Good luck.
Consider this a bump so that hopefully someone with better news spots your thread.
Allan

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Is there any troubleshooting I can try, short of replacing everything?
I really love this version of the iMac and want to use it in place of my eMac for some home business inventory and printing work.
I need the ethernet to work because the printer can only connect that way. It's a great laserjet from HP (1998 version) and it works like a champ.
As for the disc drive... I would love to install office or iwork but as I said nothing seems to mount. I also can't upgrade it to Tiger. It's running Panther and I can live with that I suppose.
I have wondered if I could exchange parts from the eMac (Motherboard, Optical Drive, Hard Drive) since its bulkyness takes up so much room.
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You can use the dvd drive on your macbook via target disk mode.
"Installing OS X 10.4 'Tiger' on DVD-Challenged Macs Using FireWire Target Disk Mode"
http://lowendmac.com/misc/06/0710.html
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You may need to change ip addresses on your printer or on your network.
2) usb to ethernet dongle
Apple USB EN Adapter Network adapter - Hi-Speed USB
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:unofficial &client=firefox-a&q=usb+to+ethernet+dongle&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=1255179391 6678370799&sa=X&ei=L7xdTsDTGsXz0gHdvazcAg&ved=0CF8Q8wIwAw
verify that the dongle will work on your machine. Any drivers needed?
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Hello everyone,
I am planning to buy a used Thinkpad, either an R40e or an R50e. The R40e comes with a DVD-ROM drive and the R50e with a CD-ROM drive. I am leaning towards the R50e, since it is better in every aspect except that it cannot play DVDs. I thought I could replace the CD-ROM drive later with a combo drive or something, but then I looked around a bit on the web and got a bit confused.
I read that "Some options are not supported with the ThinkPad R50e systems because the Ultrabay drive is fixed." I also read the same thing about the R40e, though not on the Lenovo website. At the same time, I saw Lenovo had some videos on how to remove and install the optical drives in the R40e and the R50e.
So is it replaceable or not? Did I misunderstand something? The Ultrabay drive is not the same as the CD/DVD drive?
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Solved!
Go to Solution.

Hi Laszlo,
Yes, it's just a matter of removing the keyboard first to replace the optical drive in "e" models such as R40e, R50e/R51e. Here are some helpful links for you and others who may be reading:
Hardware Removal & Installation Movie Index - Notebooks
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R40e:
Hardware removal and installation - ThinkPad R40, R40e
Keyboard removal movie - ThinkPad R40, R40e
CD-ROM/DVD drive removal movie - ThinkPad R40e
CD-ROM/DVD drive installation movie - ThinkPad R40e
Hardware Maintenance Manual (March 2004) - ThinkPad R40, R40e
R50e:
Hardware removal and installation - ThinkPad R50, R50e, R50p, R51, R51e, R52
CD/DVD drive removal movie - ThinkPad R50e/R51e
CD/DVD drive installation movie - ThinkPad R50e/R51e
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Have a great day. (I do not work for Lenovo)

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I bought this Imac last April and I had the fans roaring after 2 weeks of light usage. I followed instructions like resetting the SMC, unplugging the imac and restarted.
However, I started installing other software like Paragon NTFS, VLC, Firefox and also Istat nano. This happened on a more regular basis and istat nano was showing up fairly normal temperatures - an average of 50° C and I had the CPU fan at 3800 and the Optical drive fan at 4200 rpms. According to apple support, at this temperature fans should be running at factory level or a bit more. Even when I stop all activity, the fans keep up and does not stop even after a couple of hours of inactivity on the imac. Apple support recommended that I reinstall macos on a new partition and run tests and during the tests, the only software I installed was istat nano and still got the fans going with the same result - required a shutdown to bring fans at normal levels and yet average temperatures were around 50 - 55 °C.
Eventually got apple to replace heat sensors - this did not help - still got the same unwanted result, fans reving up to 4000 rpm and not stopping and all that without going above 60°C. I was at the stage to demand a complete replacement but decided to give it another couple of weeks testing.
Last test, a complete reinstall of the OS and this time, without any other software apart from standard software delivered with the mac. Ran a few things like importing over 10,000 pictures with iphoto and some other stuff to increase activity - overall CPU usage was at 5% idle for a good few hours and could not reproduce the problem (istat nano was not installed, so I could not monitor temperature). I started installing Paragon NTFS for mac and ran the same scenarios and still no fans going crazy - putting my hands over the top of the imac, can feel a slight breeze...).
Installed other software such as VLC and Firefox 5.0 but still no istat nano and same high activity, import high volumes in iphoto and also did an empty secure thrash to increase load. CPU usage was to 95 again and still fans are behaving properly.
One thing that comes to my mind with istat nano is that, when the fans get going, the ambient value change to -140 - I do not want to rush into any conclusion but is it possible that there is some interference between istat nano and those new sensors that have come in with Imac mid 2010 (from reading mac forums, Apple has added a new ambient sensor..). Because all the time I have been reinstalling the OS, I have always installed istat nano to monitor temperature and fan speed and I always got this issue. But since yesterday, I have installed clean OS, tested, added some 3rd party software but still no istat nano and I canot reproduce the issue. I have been using the same scenario during all this testing - very high import with iphoto, viewing a film, empty secure thrash, enough to use up to 95% CPU.
Has anyone experienced this? I hope this is the cause of my problem because this mac is making my life easier at home compared to previous PC and also, I want to know that my hardware is not at fault...
I will keep you posted if I get the issue again - could be tempted to install istat nano and run the tests to see if the fans will rev up after this but not sure I want to go through another 4 days of just doing this...
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I posted this to a different thread earlier today. I will add that most of the experience I've had with this issue is in Tiger or Leopard. I don't think I've seen it yet with Snow Leopard. My instincts tell me it is more of a hardware issue than a software/OS issue. (Just my $0.02.)
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When there is a CD or DVD in the drive, there are some soft sounds, and then you hear the disc spin up. When there is not a disc in the drive you hear a different sound. I assume it is relating to checking for a disc in the drive. To me, it sounds exactly the same as the quiet sounds you hear right before the "Good Chime" when you power up.
BUT, sometimes MacBooks make a much louder noise, that is similar the sound you hear when you insert or eject a CD or DVD, only sort of "doubled". Usually you hear it when waking from sleep, but I have also experienced it happen intermittently when the MacBook is turned on, under normal use, or not being used (but not sleeping or waking from sleep).
In the past, I have sometime cured it with a reset of the SMC and PRAM. This has not always worked. I have also seen it disappear after inserting a disc into the drive. Most of the time, the sound has returned some time later. I have called Apple on this issue several times, and sent the MacBook in for repair. My memory is that they have replaced the optical drive under AppleCare.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2839
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Hi folks,
I am getting a Mac Pro 2012, it has two graphics cards and two optical drives.
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I have not used a desktop Mac since i had a G4 hence the "new to mac pro" questions.
Appreciate your feedback
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Two gpu only help or matter if one is doing something that uses CUDA and you have Nvidia.
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Honestly since it was recalled due to the sandy bridge recall anyways, it is going to have to go to asus eventually so I would just have them fix both in one shot. The Canada and U.S. support number is the same and I'm sure they could fix both issues at once to save you time: 1-866-625-9873
Crystal
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I think you can create Windows partitions on drives other than the startup drive. At least, the Bootcamp setup didn't seem to prevent me from doing so. I can get as far as creating the partition, but then Bootcamp expects a Windows CD/DVD to proceed. I have one, but I don't have a drive. I've tried attaching USB drives, but Bootcamp won't install from USB connected optical drives, apparantly.

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