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    Gremlins in my studio

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by dacons, Jan 24, 2011.

  1. dacons

    dacons Newbie

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    Ok so I bought my girlfriend a studion about 2 years ago maybe less not sure but it has always been a bit funny the cd drive keeps making that loading sound like it does when it spits out a disc or sucks it in and the touch bar button for the rom drive flashs so I was wondering if anyone has heard of this and knows what to do.
    I have the latest firmware on the laptop all updates but still no luck.

    Im sorry if thiss is well documented but I dont know what im looking for here so any advice would be appreciated.
     
    dacons, Jan 24, 2011
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  2. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Is it still under Dell warranty?

    If not you can replace the ODD yourself, the part itself shouldn't be more than 60-70 dollars. Not the nicest thing to take apart for a slot loaded drive. You pretty much have to remove the palm rest to get to the drive.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Jan 24, 2011
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  3. dacons

    dacons Newbie

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    Na warranty ran out after 1st year,
    So you think its an issue with the drive and not the touch panel?
     
    dacons, Jan 24, 2011
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  4. Terry Kennedy

    Terry Kennedy Notebook Consultant

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    Well-known problem on the Studio 153x and others with that touch panel. See this post on here on notebookreview or the mega-thread (350 replies across 2.5 years) over at the Dell forums.
     
    Terry Kennedy, Jan 25, 2011
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  5. dacons

    dacons Newbie

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    Nice one I did try the dell sight but I'm having registration issues but it doesn't matter now cheers.
     
    dacons, Jan 25, 2011
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  6. Terry Kennedy

    Terry Kennedy Notebook Consultant

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    Huh? The notebookreview link in my post has a download link for the firmware CD that doesn't need any registration at Dell. I just tried it and that download link is still good.
     
    Terry Kennedy, Jan 25, 2011
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