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    ANNOYING Opticle drive

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by deedeeman, Aug 9, 2007.

  1. deedeeman

    deedeeman Notebook Deity

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    hi guys!
    well...ive had it! i am sick and tired of this stupid piece of **** that calles its self the QSI SDW-082 DvD burner... ive tried every single frimware update from LX44~LX51 and even some of the older ones like LX43...but it still has LOTS of problems reading and writing Disks :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: I wanted to know if i can buy a new drive to replace it...and exactly how i do it :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:
     
    deedeeman, Aug 9, 2007
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    You could probably buy another one, but you might have to open up your notebook.
     
    allan_huang, Aug 9, 2007
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  3. deedeeman

    deedeeman Notebook Deity

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    any replacement drive suiggestiong?
     
    deedeeman, Aug 10, 2007
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  4. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    You can check some out here, but I would recommend an external to save you the hassle of replacing the drive and risk further damage to your computer.
     
    Lithus, Aug 10, 2007
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    the qsi is peice **** i tottaly understand your feel on that issues

    i suggest you replace with lg slim dvd


    find firmware for that driver sucks if you can even find any

    they have high fail rate too

    check out nec lite on slimb drivves avouid qsi / nutech

    even misthita slot is pretty bad
     
    andyasselin, Aug 10, 2007
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    moon angel Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    I'd agree with the LG recommendation, mine is excellent.

    You might be lucky. With some notebooks all you have to do is undo a few screws under the dvd drive and it'll slide out. If not an external might be a better bet.
     
    moon angel, Aug 10, 2007
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  7. deedeeman

    deedeeman Notebook Deity

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    how do i know which drive will fit into my notebook? will any fit, or is there a sepefic size/dimensions
     
    deedeeman, Aug 11, 2007
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  8. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    The standard notebook ODD is 1/2" (12.5mm) thick and they are all the same shape and size. Look for "slim" in the description. There are also a few ultraslim (3/8" / 9.5mm) around.

    One think to watch out for is the master / slave setting in the ODD. Check the existing configuration in your notebook. If the ODD has one IDE channel for itself, then the master/slave setting doesn't matter, but if the ODD shares the IDE channel with the HDD then you need one pre-set to slave. This can be done in the BIOS.

    Usually, the ODD is fixed into a notebook by one or two screws and is easy to remove. You then need to transfer the fixing brackets and the bezel to the replacement.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Aug 11, 2007
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  9. deedeeman

    deedeeman Notebook Deity

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    thanks for the info John
     
    deedeeman, Aug 12, 2007
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  10. hydra

    hydra Breaks Laptops

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    My internal works fine but I use an external LG 5163. It defeats the laptop portability issue but performs way fast and at $60 at circuit city for the newer external light scribe 18X..you may want to just use your internal for the occasional burn.
     
    hydra, Aug 13, 2007
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