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    Quick M980NU Question

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Pman, Jul 26, 2009.

  1. Pman

    Pman Company Representative

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    Is the optical drive in them standard? or is it a custom fit, only asking as will be looking at getting a blu ray drive for mine after delivery as i couldnt afford it when i ordered it

    Pete
     
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  2. MrDJ

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    you want the user manual pete.
     
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  3. Pman

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    i did look at it

    the pic i have attached doesnt really help if it just has a faceplate on it, or they are custom drives :confused:
     

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  4. MrDJ

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    they are all E-IDE (whatever that means) :)
    dont know if this helps but worth a look HERE
     
    MrDJ, Jul 26, 2009
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  5. Pman

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    looks like might just be standard fitting then ?
     
    Pman, Jul 26, 2009
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    The Drives are NOT E-IDE, they are SATA, and yes, they are standard drives with a custom faceplate.
     
    theriko, Jul 26, 2009
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  7. Pman

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    wicked so replacement will be easy enough
     
    Pman, Jul 26, 2009
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    That's good to know you can replace them pretty easily then.
     
    kagey, Jul 26, 2009
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  9. MrDJ

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    so all of them in my above link are wrong and not E-IDE?
     
    MrDJ, Jul 27, 2009
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    Unfortunately a lot of our pop up info pages have reverted back to an older back up point due to our server being hacked, so there are a couple of small details that still need updating :mad:

    Standard optical drives as mentioned with bezel specific to the chassis, very easy to upgrade :)
     
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    thanks for clearing that up Neil :)
     
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  12. Pman

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    Thanks Niel Top Bananna :D
     
    Pman, Jul 27, 2009
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