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Chapter 7. Enhancing your computer
This section provides information on installing devices and taking advantage of your computer's
high-technology features.
• “Finding ThinkPad options” on page 97
• “Using the Serial Ultrabay Enhanced feature” on page 97
• “ThinkPad port replicators and docking stations” on page 100
Finding ThinkPad options
If you want to expand the capabilities of your computer, Lenovo has a number of hardware accessories
and upgrades to meet your needs. Options include memory modules, storage devices, network cards, port
replicators, batteries, power adapters, printers, scanners, keyboards, mice, and more.
You can shop at Lenovo 24 hours a day, 7 days a week directly over the World Wide Web. All you need is an
Internet connection and a credit card.
To shop at Lenovo, go to:
http://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html
Using the Serial Ultrabay Enhanced feature
Use the Serial Ultrabay Enhanced bay for installing devices, such as a MultiBurner drive, a DVD-ROM
drive, and a hard disk drive. Various Serial Ultrabay Enhanced devices are available as options at
http://www.lenovo.com/accessories.
Notes:
• Depending on your computer model, the Serial Ultrabay Enhanced bay of your computer supports:
– 9.5-mm-thick Serial Ultrabay Slim device
– 12.7-mm-thick Serial Ultrabay Enhanced device
• You can insert either of the above device into the Serial Ultrabay Enhanced bay of your computer in one
of the following conditions:
– The computer is turned off. See “Replacing the Ultrabay device” on page 95
.
– The computer is working or in sleep mode. See “Performing a hot or a warm swap” on page 97.
Performing a hot or a warm swap
Your computer supports both hot swap and warm swap for the Ultrabay devices.
Performing a hot swap
To do a hot swap is to connect, remove, or reconnect a device while the computer is operating.
Notes:
• Hot-swap is not supported when your computer is docked or when the extended life battery is installed.
• If a hard disk password is set, you cannot hot-swap the drive. First remove the hard disk password, and
then do the hot swap.
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