Workaround for the problem of ultrabay HDD ejecting when waking from sleep

After trying every possible "solutions" with no luck for the problem of the second hard drive always ejecting/disconnecting when waking from sleep in my T530, I've decided to create my own workaround.
This is by no means a definitive solution but a nice workaround that uses little resources on the machine.
The idea is to simply let a program runs constantly from the second hard drive. That way, when the HDD tries to disconnect, Windows is not allowing it and then it stays allways connected.
To make it more thansparent I decided to create a Windows service that starts when Windows boot and stops when Windows shutdown.
This Windows service is very lightweight : it does absolutely nothing and just waits indefinitively.
The trick is that it just have to be started from the second hard drive.
Here is a link to the Windows service, 32-bit and 64-bit, with the source code and scripts to install/uninstall.
Just install it anywhere on the second hard drive (D: in my case).
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxusNBl7tTO-Y3J5VDB3d2lQRzg/edit?usp=sharing
Works perfectly for me on my T530 with Windows 7 Pro x64.

Hmm, I have no problem with Ultrabay ejecting HDD when waking from sleep mode. At first, I went down the same
route as you did. For the first few days when I received my T530 I kept an .iso file from Ultrabay HDD always mounted.
But then I disabled all power saving options within Windows and Lenovo Power Manager and it seems to work fine.
Works both with Windows 8 (64-bit) and Windows XP Professional (32-bit).
T530: i7-3630QM, 4 GB DDR3-1600, NVS 5400M, 2x 500GB 7200RPM, 9-cell, HD+ 1600x900, Backlit US, WinXP Pro
L430: i3-2370M, 4 GB DDR3-1600, HD 3000, 320GB 7200RPM, 6-cell, HD 1366 x 768, Win7 Home Premium 64-bit

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