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vi3dr0

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From: Poland

Registered: 2009-03-22

Posts: 208

Thinkpad Ultrabay second HDD - is it ok with Arch?

Hi,

I'm about to get Ultrabay SATA adapter equpped with HDD, instead of DVD-RW drive.

Does it work well with Arch? Is it just plug&play "you've got new HDD", or should I expect a lot of messing out to make it usable?

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Thinkpad T61p : T7700 | 4GB RAM | nVidia FX 570M | Intel 4965
Arch64 @ Openbox

nanosleep

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From: Nashville, TN

Registered: 2009-06-04

Posts: 11

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Re: Thinkpad Ultrabay second HDD - is it ok with Arch?

On a T23 here.
I can't say anything about the sata adapter, but if the cd/dvd drive appears correctly, then I assume the bios sends it as a block device, and the hdd should appear with minimal/no effort. I know my ultrabay battery worked the second I popped it in (BAT1 was registered, and it started charging ). So, hopefully the same will be true for the adapter.

dduong

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From: Waterloo, Ontario Canada

Registered: 2008-04-09

Posts: 14

Re: Thinkpad Ultrabay second HDD - is it ok with Arch?

I have an Ultrabay SATA adapter for my T61p and it works very well.  I put in my new hard drive and it recognized it with no problems.

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David

vi3dr0

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From: Poland

Registered: 2009-03-22

Posts: 208

Re: Thinkpad Ultrabay second HDD - is it ok with Arch?

Excellent, thank you both

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Thinkpad T61p : T7700 | 4GB RAM | nVidia FX 570M | Intel 4965
Arch64 @ Openbox