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    Does NEC 6650 work on Asus Z63a ?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by leonardo71286, Dec 21, 2005.

  1. leonardo71286

    leonardo71286 Newbie

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    Hi,

    Does anybody knows if a NEC 6650 DVD burner would fit on my Asus Z63a (I have the Asus drive with its holding bay).
    Also would it be possible to replace the NEC's black bezel for my current silver one?

    Thanks
     
    leonardo71286, Dec 21, 2005
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  2. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    It should fit but, the bezel will be the hard part, making it look like its a part of the Z63a.
     
    coriolis, Dec 21, 2005
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  3. aphirat

    aphirat Notebook Consultant

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    It would be easier to get the one Asus design for it. Save the trouble.
     
    aphirat, Dec 25, 2005
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  4. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    I swapped the TS-L532A writer that came with my W3A for a Liteon SOSW-852S (the Liteon seems to be less fussy about media and has better multi-region behaviour). I also swapped the bezel without any difficulty. Previously I had also put a Liteon writer in a Fujitsu notebook. I can't remember what the brand was, but the bezel mounting was compatible with the Liteon drive.

    This is no guarantee that the bezel mountings for NEC are also compatible, but I am sure that notebook assemblers will be wanting to minimise the number of different bezels they have to produce to fit optical drives.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Dec 25, 2005
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  5. death2all

    death2all Notebook Enthusiast

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    do u know where to buy this?
     
    death2all, Dec 27, 2005
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  6. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    That's the standard DVD/CDRW or the DVD+-RW/CDRW drive that is being sold.
     
    coriolis, Dec 27, 2005
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  7. death2all

    death2all Notebook Enthusiast

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    yeah, but i want to get it seperately and im having trouble locating it; does any have a model no. or link?
     
    death2all, Dec 27, 2005
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    death2all Notebook Enthusiast

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    does any1 have any pictures of how it looks (Z63A) w/ an NEC ND-6650? i'm curious to see how "off" it looks/ thanx
     
    death2all, Dec 27, 2005
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    If you have the Z63a combo drive bezel and mounts, it will fit. If you do not have the Z63a optical drive mounts (mechanical and electrical interfaces) and bezel, forget about it and go to your Z63a dealer buy a Z63a DVD writer. I might be wrong, I don't think there is any dealer will sell you the drive mounts and the bezel without the drive.
     
    Sam1, Dec 27, 2005
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