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    Anyone have an How To Guide for removing the optical drive on the R3

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by desiplaya130, Aug 8, 2011.

  1. desiplaya130

    desiplaya130 Notebook Consultant

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    hello everyone,

    I am looking for a step by step guide on how to remove the optical drive from the M17xR3. I have found a website that is selling the Panasonic UJ235A slot load blu ray burner for cheap, and so I am looking to replace my drive with the Panasonic one.

    However i don't want to go in blindly and would really appreciate a how to video or a step by step written guide on how to go about accessing and removing the old drive. Any help would be greatly appreciated and I thank you all in advance for your help.
     
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    d.brutus, Aug 8, 2011
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    thanks d. brutus for the quick reply. I have looked at and that is my last resort, because I know some people have done this before, and I was hoping they either took a video or something, because then I know exactly what to expect seeing that they have done it already.
     
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    You pretty much have to take the whole thing apart in order to replace the optical drive.
     
    d.brutus, Aug 8, 2011
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