On 1/24/07, rbw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Levi Smith wrote:
> On 1/23/07, rbw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> Levi Smith wrote:
>> > On 1/23/07, rbw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> It appears that my CDRW/DVD-ROM drive on my laptop has gone south. It
>> is
>> >> in an endless seek mode and doesn't recognize any media at this
>> point.
>> >> So I'd like to ask...
>> >> 1.) Does anyone know any CB diagnostics/fix-it tricks?
>> >>
>> >> 2.) Where would you go to get a laptop drive replaced, and if this is
>> at
>> >> all reasonable would it be reasonable to try to get a replacement
>> drive
>> >> that does CD-RW and DVD-RW?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> TIA,
>> >>
>> >> rbw
>> >
>> >
>> > If it's anything like my Vaio (and I'm getting the impression most
>> > laptops
>> > are more similar than I thought) then it's just a standard half-height
>> > drive. You just have to find the screws to remove to pop it out.
>> > [snip]
>> > Levi
>> >
>>
>> Do you pop the whole unit out, or the tray parts?
>>
>> tia,
>> rbw
>>
>> It's the entire drive. I wanna say there were like 3 screws on the
>> bottom
>> of mine, then the whole thing slides out. But from the looks of it, the
>> connector on the back of the drive is about the same as the old
>> drives I had
>> in some Gateway laptops that were made with a quick swapout option.
>> (you
>> know, slide the latch and then you can slide the drive out).
>
>
>
> Levi
>
Thanks...
I have to ask the obvious sometimes for efficiency's sake... ;^)
The even more obvious question, which you left unanswered, is what
manufacturer and model of laptop do you have. It does frequently make
a difference.
carl
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