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    Replacement D901C optical drive

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by kazakore, Jun 14, 2011.

  1. kazakore

    kazakore Notebook Consultant

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    Wanting a new optical drive for my D901C. What should i be looking for? Slimline SATA? Slimline PATA? Or something a little more specialist?
     
    kazakore, Jun 14, 2011
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  2. Justin@XoticPC

    Justin@XoticPC Company Representative

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    If my memory is correct, I believe that model is a PATA ODD. You will want a slimline drive.
     
    Justin@XoticPC, Jun 14, 2011
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  3. kazakore

    kazakore Notebook Consultant

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    So something like this one?

    Samsung DVD-RW 8x Slim Slot-loading Black (SN-T082A/BEBE) - dabs.com

    Had (YET ANOTHER) hard drive just fail and always found by DVD drive very noisy and the area get quite hot even when not in use so thought I may as well replace it at the same time too. Currently running off a Linux Live CD but guess it would make sense to shut down, remove the drive and make sure. Just takes a while to then get everything back as I want it (rather than using Suspend mode) afterwards...
     
    kazakore, Jun 14, 2011
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    Can you post a photo for the connector to be sure if it's SATA or PATA ?
     
    pkhetan, Jun 14, 2011
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  5. kazakore

    kazakore Notebook Consultant

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    Yeah looks like it is an IDE/PATA. Original was a Toshiba TS-L632 to be precise. Thanks for trying to help, had hoped I could get the answer without powering down the lappy.
     
    kazakore, Jun 15, 2011
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