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Laptop optical drives...

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Lifer
My laptop's optical drive (DVD / CD-RW) will not read DVD's any more. I've tried cleaning it to no avail, and a fresh install of windows did not fix the problem, so I am fairly confidant that it is the drive. In any case, a quick search for that particular drive reveals that used parts sell for >$200 ... upon further inspection, it seems that the drive is a standard drive with a special set of rails and a small adapter card attached to the back. I pulled the card off, and sure enough, it looks like the same port as on these drives: 1 2 3

So, is my assesment correct? Could I just order a replacement drive and attach the old rails / adapter card?

Pics of the old drive:
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Back.jpg

Edit: Also, although I don't think I'd need to, could I transfer the old bezel?
 
Originally posted by: wisdomtooth
I would get a slot-loader rather than a tray-loader so the internals won't get exposed every time you need to change a disc:

TEAC DV28SL93 DVD ROM READER

Panasonic CW-8124B DVD READER/CDRW WRITER

Panasonic UJ-845B DUAL LAYER DVDRW/CDRW SUPERDRIVE

HTH.
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While the slot load would be nice, I think there is a risk of getting stuff stuck in there . For example, if you have a loose paperclip inside your laptop bag it could get caught in the drive.
 
Daytime bump...I assume from my above posts that I'm right about being able to replace the drive with any of the ones mentioned though.
 
hmm...what laptop is that from? I have an older compaq laptop from work, and would love to swap out the old DVD drive for a DVD/CDRW drive.
 
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