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> I have just obtained a second HDD adaptor for my 760ED. When I put on > old 340MB IBM HDD in a 750/755 caddy, it enables as Drive "D" and works > well. When I put in a "Simple Tech" Toshiba 2.1 GIG HDD in a > "compatible" caddy, it is not seen at all, although I normally use this > drive/caddy as my primary drive C in this machine. MUST I use an IBM > drive, do I need a different caddy, anyone got any ideas???? This is most likely an IDE master/slave/cableselect jumpering issue. When you use an HDD (or CD-ROM) in the 760E Ultrabay, the ThinkPad will configure it as the slave device on the primary IDE controller. Thus, in order to make an HDD work as either the primary drive (IDE master) or in the Ultrabay (IDE slave), you likely need to configure your Toshiba drive for "cable select," which means one of the other IDE lines tells the drive if it's a master or slave. Chances are your Toshiba is currently jumpered to be a master. BTW, the 760C/CD Ultrabay configures the installed device as the master on the secondary IDE controller, rather than as a slave on the primary controller. This difference is why you need an adapter card to use IDE devices inside a Dock I or Dock II with a 760E series machine. tim