Hi I am looking to replace the CD drive in my R31. It only has a CD-ROM and I would like at least DVD reading and CD burning options. I am not too bothered about DVD burning, but it would be nice.
I know most laptops use non-standard drive cases with standard drives inside them. Changing the actual drive - taking it out of its specific casing and popping a new drive in - is easier and cheaper than buying an official one. I had this countless times with Macs. I popped a slot loading DVD burner in my G3 PowerBook. Ive been looking about for a new official drive for my ThinkPad and all I can find is a DVD ROM anyway. That is another bonus of constructing a custom drive - you can add capabilities that are not normally available. I doubt there was ever an official DVD burner for my R31. I have a combo drive which I have used in other machines - a Panasonic UJDA760. I fitted it in my R31 but it would not boot a CD from it. I took the whole drive caddy out - by pressing the button and pulling out the tab - and the machine boots fine. I then popped it back in and was able to burn a number of CDs on it (under Ubuntu). So the drive works, I just dont understand why it wont boot from it. Is my drive a bit dodgy or does the R31 require certain type drives to boot from. I am not too bothered about bezels, as this is the usual the sticking point. Regards Simon -- --- Twitter: http://twitter.com/SimonRoyal - LowEndMac: http://tinyurl.com/macspectrum - Skype: Simon-Royal. --- IBM ThinkPad R31 running Ubuntu 10.10 & Windows XP Home. Apple PowerBook G3 'Pismo' running OSX 10.4. Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro running 2.1 _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
