Sinbios Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 I grabbed an utrabay HDD caddy off ebay for the y510p which kind of fits but not too well. It's much smaller than it needs to be and doesn't lock into place like the ultrabay module is supposed to. Does anyone know where I can get an ultrabay HDD caddy that fits correctly, or what the official HDD caddy's FRU number is? I saw a "HDD bracket" listed in the hardware service manual with FRU 90201952 but not sure if it's the correct part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabarnakos Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 I asked Lenovo online chat today about Y410p/Y510p ultrabay accessories, here was their answer : You may contact out Spare parts support at 1-800-388-7080.They will available from 8 AM - 8 PM EST.[\QUOTE]I guess we are all out of luck... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doitjust4fun Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Is it just me, or does there seem to be a lot of vapor-hardware accessories for the Y410/Y510? I also noticed on my screen saver, that it says that they keyboard is "dual-coloured backlit". yeah right. If they consider the 2 different brightness levels 2 different colors, then I guess they are right. Something tells me that I'll never see an Ultrabay nVidia Card GT755m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabarnakos Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Yeah... Ultrabay is quite new in the ideapad range. I hope they will continue to put it in their designs, to generate enough demand for them to actually sell some! I would love to swap out my dvd for an extra battery, but I don't think ideapad Ultrabay supports second batteries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergioosh Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 The problem with Ultrabay is that they change it all the time. It was introduced back in IBM ThinkPads and since there there have been more than a dozen versions obviously very rarely compatible with previous ones. I had a T400 (or T410?) which isn't all that old, but still I had a hard time finding Ultrabay battery for it :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shijiav Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Mine does not fit either, so I just use super glue on that panel, seems perfect now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanceTheeGamer Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Here is the official caddy: Y500 Removable HDD F451 | Lenovo | (US)I believe it comes with a 750GB HDD, so if you call and tell them you don't want the HDD, perhaps you can get a significant price cut. Oh, and login via the Barnes and Noble link for an upfront savings. https://shop.lenovo.com/barnesnoblegold/us/en/laptops/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdomtroy Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Here is the official caddy: Y500 Removable HDD F451 | Lenovo | (US)I believe it comes with a 750GB HDD, so if you call and tell them you don't want the HDD, perhaps you can get a significant price cut. Oh, and login via the Barnes and Noble link for an upfront savings. https://shop.lenovo.com/barnesnoblegold/us/en/laptops/I agree, without a price cut, $180 is so expensive for a 750 GB HDD.Could get a much faster SSD and then hook up additional storage in those portable passport harddrives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koichichu Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 the ultrabay seems like a great but very poorly executed idea. i assumed when i picked my y510p up that there would be swap out options available from lenovo as i opted for the sli rather than an optical drive its frustrating shell out good money on a decent laptop with a low end wifi card and a lack of options for the ultrabay and a locked bios. those things are almost a deal breaker for me. next time i upgrade to a new laptop i will definitely look into other options Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loudy Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 I found this: Lenovo IdeaPad Y510p HDD CaddyBut as you can see you need the cover of the dvd drive, which I do not have as I bought the SLI y510p. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qitay Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 There are some cheaper alternatives to this like here: y510p hdd caddy but they still require that plastic part from DVD/Blu-ray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomski Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Well, I see a bay with a faceplate in that list. Could you use that?9 5mm SATA 2nd Hard Drive Disk HDD Caddy Adapter for Lenovo IdeaPad Y510P Y510PT | eBay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmnetus Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 I've got one similar to that - the faceplate doesn't fit over the whole thing like the original faceplate does, so it still looks ugly unless you use the original faceplate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nkjmin Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 I kinda wished they the would just have the caddy. It would be nice to replace the internal HD with msata ssd and put the 1tb into the caddy. I'm not sure what lenovo was thinking with this. In regards to the 410p/400 and 510p/500 i believe that have the exact same chasis so the ultra bays should be compatible within the class model. =] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redeye86 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 I bought the caddy from hddcaddy.com, it fits well and they also have a good video tutorial on their homepage. I am using it with at 7200rpm hdd without any problems.But you are right, there was no cover included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jowofoto Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 I bought the caddy from hddcaddy.com, it fits well and they also have a good video tutorial on their homepage. I am using it with at 7200rpm hdd without any problems.But you are right, there was no cover included.I just got the MyDigitalSSD 120gb M.2 SSD for my y510p. Restarts in 23 seconds from full boot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AssaultCommand Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 So if I understand it correctly you can just get the caddy from hddcaddy and stick that in with the faceplate of the DVD drive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWIESE46 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 i got mine off of Lenovo IdeaPad Y510p HDD Caddy and it works amazing with the ssd i bought and put my old hdd into the caddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riddarlo Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 I ordered the HDD caddy same time i ordered the Y510p SLI edition. I dident know the second GPU was already in the slot. Made me feel really stupid. To bad you cant swap the bay while running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xizorkun Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Is there a us site that i can get the caddy off of? I dont have euros . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sballirano Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 the ultrabay seems like a great but very poorly executed idea. i assumed when i picked my y510p up that there would be swap out options available from lenovo as i opted for the sli rather than an optical drive its frustrating shell out good money on a decent laptop with a low end wifi card and a lack of options for the ultrabay and a locked bios. those things are almost a deal breaker for me. next time i upgrade to a new laptop i will definitely look into other optionsIt would be a fantastic idea if they actually followed through with it. Instead you just get stuck with what you have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sballirano Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 I know you can get them direct from Lenovo, you get that O.E.M. quality so no fitment issues, but they are like 200 dollars which to me seems to be a little steap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReciever Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Vaporware seems to haunt the Ideapad line lately, the Y410p peeps gave up hope for the SLI option a while back it seems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nkjmin Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 In a previous post, I posted that ebay has something for the y400, and i believe the ultrabay for the y400 and y410p are going to be the same. ---------> Here <---------- Sadly they dont have it for the y500/y510p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcidPanda Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 I found this: Lenovo IdeaPad Y510p HDD CaddyBut as you can see you need the cover of the dvd drive, which I do not have as I bought the SLI y510p.This seems to be the only good HDD caddy. I ordered a random one off Ebay, however it has a millimeter gap which can cause it to detach from the HDD caddy. This is probably only for me since my friend installed the one in the link and it's so far so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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