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=== UltraBay FX CD-ROM/Floppy Drive ===
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=== UltraBay FX CD-ROM+Floppy Drive (05K8986) ===
 
This is a stacked optical and [[Floppy]] drive that slides into an UltraBay FX.
 
This is a stacked optical and [[Floppy]] drive that slides into an UltraBay FX.
 
==== Features ====
 
==== Features ====
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** 3.5-inch 1.25MB Japanese Density
 
** 3.5-inch 1.25MB Japanese Density
 
** 3.5-inch 720KB Double Density
 
** 3.5-inch 720KB Double Density
* Tray-loader
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* Tray loading
 
* Activity LEDs
 
* Activity LEDs
 
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==== unknown optical drive with unknown floppy drive ====
 
==== unknown optical drive with unknown floppy drive ====
 
* 05K9191 (optical drive), 05K8978 (floppy drive), 05K8996, 05K8935, 05K9248 (combo bracket)
 
* 05K9191 (optical drive), 05K8978 (floppy drive), 05K8996, 05K8935, 05K9248 (combo bracket)
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=== Firmware ===
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A bootable firmware update was released back in 2004 for these optical drives, it can be downloaded [http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/fwcd2201.exe here]. It supports and updates the CRD-S372B (to 1.25), CRD-S372V (to 1.25), CRN-8241B (to 1.30/1.16), CRN-8241U (to 2.28), and the CRN-8245B (to 1.16) drives.
  
 
=== Linux support ===
 
=== Linux support ===
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== Models supporting this accessory ==
 
== Models supporting this accessory ==
 
* {{390}}, {{390E}}, {{390X}}
 
* {{390}}, {{390E}}, {{390X}}
* {{i1720}}, {{i1721}}
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* {{i1700}}, {{i1720}}, {{i1721}}, {{i1780}}, {{i1781}}
  
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[[Category:Ultrabay Devices]]

Latest revision as of 17:39, 12 October 2020

UltraBay FX CD-ROM+Floppy Drive (05K8986)

This is a stacked optical and Floppy drive that slides into an UltraBay FX.

Features

  • Read/Write capabilities
    • CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW (24x read speed)
    • 3.5-inch 1.44MB High Density
    • 3.5-inch 1.25MB Japanese Density
    • 3.5-inch 720KB Double Density
  • Tray loading
  • Activity LEDs

Part numbers

LG CRN-8241B with unknown floppy drive

  • 05K9249, 05K8979, 27L3629 (optical drive), 27L3529, 05K8978 (floppy drive), 05K8996, 05K8935, 05K9248 (combo bracket)

Sanyo CRD-S372B with unknown floppy drive

  • 05K9075 (optical drive), 05K8978 (floppy drive), 05K8996, 05K8935, 05K9248 (combo bracket)

unknown optical drive with unknown floppy drive

  • 05K9191 (optical drive), 05K8978 (floppy drive), 05K8996, 05K8935, 05K9248 (combo bracket)

Firmware

A bootable firmware update was released back in 2004 for these optical drives, it can be downloaded here. It supports and updates the CRD-S372B (to 1.25), CRD-S372V (to 1.25), CRN-8241B (to 1.30/1.16), CRN-8241U (to 2.28), and the CRN-8245B (to 1.16) drives.

Linux support

If connected at boot time, the optical and floppy drive is normally /dev/sr0 and /dev/fd0 respectively.

Models supporting this accessory