Lenovo ultra slim dvd drive

[janheadjan]

Hi all,

Trying to find a use for a Lenovo Ultra Slim DVD Drive that I retrieved from my old (and now broken) Lenovo Thinkpad T61. I know there are external cases/caddies for laptop drives that allow connection to computers via USB. The Ultra Slim has an I/O connection, however, that is not familiar to me (follow link for image).

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41qJZf2YCsL._AA300_.jpg

1. What is this connection type? Lenovo-specific?
2. Would it work with the following caddy?:

http://www.amazon.com/External-Enclosure-Laptop-Notebook-Connector/dp/B0011TR71Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1330373824&sr=8-1

3. If not, are there ways to use it externally via USB?

Thanks.

jhj

 

[inzone]

It does look like the external case will work with the slim drive and it does look like the connection is an IDE type connection.

 

[janheadjan]

Thanks inzone. Will give this a try sometime. Happy Spring!

jhj

BTW. Great machine you got there. Looks like heavy gaming or some complex operations........

 

[inzone]

Thanks , I do play some of the top rated games and I like tinkering with my computer. I also don't want to be lacking in any area when it comes to getting the best possible gameplay.

 

[janheadjan]

I wasn't really convinced the connector was a standard IDE type laptop drive connector (and now I know since I found a real IDE type one for comparison). So I took my old and broken lenovo apart to see whether there was an adapter piece between MB and drive. After two bloody fingers; Merde......, there was none and I ripped off the copper threads of the MB with the connector piece. I also ripped off the plastic of the slim drive hoping to find an adapter that I could remove, but again Nichts! Alrite. What did I learn.... Lenovo likes to use non-standard connectors in their laptops. Fingers still hurt. jhj