Re:The ThinkPad T420 – the last laptop you'll ever need
by goosedragons on Monday February 06, 2023 @08:58AM
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It's essentially just SATA with some extra proprietary bits for adding a second battery there instead and a thingy to make it easier to pop out.
Re:The ThinkPad T420 – the last laptop you'll ever need
by thinknubpad on Monday February 06, 2023 @10:22AM
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Oh cool, I didn't realize they made battery packs to fit in there. Have you ever seen a pinout listed anywhere?
Re:The ThinkPad T420 – the last laptop you'll ever need
by goosedragons on Monday February 06, 2023 @11:12AM
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For the battery portion I have no idea. For the SATA portion it's just literally the same connection as a SATA laptop optical drive.
Re:The ThinkPad T420 – the last laptop you'll ever need
by steponlego on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @05:53PM
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Browse the site I linked, it shows you all the peripherals you can install. One is just a drawer, heh. I usually keep a cigarillo in there just for fun.
I have a T420s, and I've been wanting to stick an SDR in that bay for years. But I'm not sure where to start, and I don't see many technical details about how it connects to the mobo on this wiki (admitted I didn't look too hard).