The ThinkPad 250 GB 7200 rpm FDE Serial ATA Hard Drive is a hardware-based, full-disk encrypted hard drive that, coupled with the hard drive password, offers an advanced data protection solution to ThinkPad users. The full-disk encryption helps to protect personal and company data stored on this hard drive from unauthorized access, in the event a hard drive or system is stolen, retired, or sold. For additional storage and backup, use the optional new ThinkPad Serial ATA Hard Drive Bay Adapter II (43R1980) to install the ThinkPad 250 GB FDE 7200 rpm hard drives in the following media bays: - Supported ThinkPad laptops, including selected ThinkPad T400/T500, W500/W700, and R400/R500 Series notebooks - ThinkPad X200 UltraBase For additional storage and backup on other ThinkPad systems use the optional ThinkPad Serial ATA Hard Drive Bay Adapter (40Y8725) to install the ThinkPad 250 GB 7200 rpm FDE Serial ATA Hard Drive in the following media bays: - Supported ThinkPad laptops, including selected ThinkPad T61 and R61 Series notebooks - ThinkPad X6 UltraBase - ThinkPad X6 Tablet UltraBase

Features & Benefits:

• Combined with the user selectable hard drive password, the ThinkPad 250 GB 7200 rpm FDE Hard Drive delivers great security for all hard drive data
• Serial ATA (SATA) interface conforming to SATA/High Speed Serialized AT Attachment
• Low power consumption
• Quiet operation, fluid dynamic bearing motor
• State-of-the-art cache and simultaneously with other task error-correction algorithms
• Full-track multiple-sector transfer without local processor intervention
• Non-operating shock at 900 G; operating shock at 325 G