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    Slot load SATA DVD Burner

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by bigddybn, Oct 13, 2008.

  1. bigddybn

    bigddybn Notebook Evangelist

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    Does such a beast exist yet? I don't need Blu Ray, just a regular DVD burner is plenty. The DVD drive on my 7811 just really pisses me off for some reason.
     
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  2. Quadzilla

    Quadzilla The eye is watching you

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    I have not been able to find a slot loading SATA burner anywhere yet .
     
    Quadzilla, Oct 13, 2008
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  3. BlackSheep5

    BlackSheep5 Notebook Consultant

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    Can the 7811 use the drive from a P-172X? It uses a slot load.
     
    BlackSheep5, Oct 13, 2008
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  4. bigddybn

    bigddybn Notebook Evangelist

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    Would you mind posting a model number from your laptop? Should be listed in device manager.
     
    bigddybn, Oct 13, 2008
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    BlackSheep5 Notebook Consultant

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    TSSTCORP CD/DVDW TS-632A ATA Device
     
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    Quadzilla The eye is watching you

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    Old model is PATA from the P-68xx P-17x line and ours is SATA . i looked high and low a couple weeks back and one does not exist.
     
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    bigddybn Notebook Evangelist

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    Bleh didn't realize his wasn't SATA.
     
    bigddybn, Oct 13, 2008
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    ipodman715 Notebook Guru

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    Got my 7811FX a week or so after it was released and it has an Optiarc AD-7583S. Don't the newer ones come with a different drive?
     
    ipodman715, Oct 13, 2008
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    All I know is my 7583S wouldn't read the stock Office Enterprise 2007 disc no matter what I tried while the year and a half-old NEC in my Dell worked like a charm, which makes me automatically not like it.

    When money becomes less of an issue I'm thinking I'm going to replace it with the Lite-on Newegg sells with comparable specs. Not looking forward to transplanting the faces, though.
     
    DestruyaX, Oct 14, 2008
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