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Could I still use a Thinkpad's DVD tray?

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Could I still use a Thinkpad's DVD tray?

#1 Post by cultOfThinkpad » Fri Aug 12, 2022 8:41 am

As I'm hunting around for SSDs to install in my Thinkpad and now
settling to buy an mSATA as my primary drive while using a SATA one for storage,
I'm left wondering if I really need to replace the DVD-RW tray with a caddy adapter.

I know Linux can support disc drives but what about BSD systems like FreeBSD and OpenBSD?
If I keep the optical disk drive, it would save me a USB port I may otherwise use to plug in an external disc drive.
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Re: Could I still use a Thinkpad's DVD tray?

#2 Post by axur-delmeria » Fri Aug 12, 2022 9:50 am

How often do you use the DVD drive?
Planned Purchase: T480s i5-8350 FHD Touch
Impulse Buy: Thinkpad not named for safety reasons :lol:
RIP: X220 4291-C91 X61 7676-A24 760XD-U9E :cry:
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Re: Could I still use a Thinkpad's DVD tray?

#3 Post by ZaZ » Sun Aug 14, 2022 6:59 am

Which ThinkPad do you have?
ThinkPad L14 - 2.1GHz Ryzen 4650U | 16GB | 256GB | 14" FHD | Win11P
ProBook 470 G5 - 1.6GHz Core i5 | 16GB | 2.2TB | 17" FHD | Mint
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