Inserting The Hard Disk Drive Adapter Into The Bay - Lenovo ThinkPad T420si User Manual

5. Close the hard disk drive stopper.
Notes:
• Make sure that the hard disk drive is inserted tightly into the hard disk drive adapter.
• Do not push the cover too hard; you could damage the hard disk drive or the hard disk drive adapter.
• You cannot insert a hard disk drive for other ThinkPad series computers into this ThinkPad Serial Hard
Drive Bay Adapter III. If you want to use the files on the hard disk drive of another ThinkPad notebook,
copy the files to a removable storage device.

Inserting the hard disk drive adapter into the bay

Notes:
• Use the ThinkPad Serial Hard Drive Bay Adapter III designed specifically for use with your computer.
• The ThinkPad Serial Hard Drive Bay Adapter III supports only 2.5 inch (7 mm height) hard disk drive.
After you insert a hard disk drive into an hard disk drive adapter, you can insert the adapter into the Serial
Ultrabay Slim of your computer, provided that the computer is in one of the following conditions:
Note: You can install a 9.5-mm-thick Serial Ultrabay Slim device in the Serial Ultrabay Slim.
• The computer is turned off. For how to insert the adapter, refer to "Replacing the device" on page 129.
• The computer is in sleep (standby) mode. You can insert the adapter while the computer is in sleep
(standby) mode. For how to insert the adapter, refer to "Performing a warm swap" on page 131.
• The computer is operating. You can insert the adapter while the computer is operating. For how to insert
the adapter, refer to "Performing a hot swap" on page 130.
Notes: If you insert the hard disk drive adapter into the bay while the computer is in sleep (standby) mode
or operating, and the hard disk drive is protected by a password, you cannot get access to the drive right
after inserting the adapter into the bay. To get access to it, do the following:
1. Press Fn+F12 to put your computer in hibernation mode. You may have to wait for a while till the
computer enters hibernation mode.
2. Press the power switch to return to normal operation. The hard disk password icon appears at
the upper left of the screen.
3. Type the password. Now you can get access to the hard disk drive.
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