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    Sager 5750 Optical Drive

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Verix, Apr 23, 2007.

  1. Verix

    Verix Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey all,

    I've been having some trouble with the optical drive and Linux, does someone know exactly what type of connection the optical drive uses? PATA maybe?

    Thanks,

    Andrew
     
    Verix, Apr 23, 2007
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  2. Thibault

    Thibault Banned

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    Well I don't know much about this so I'm sure someone else can jump in and give help you.

    From Sager's website:
    With a little help from Google I got this website:

    This is just what I got from doing some quick research.
    Someone like Gophn or Chaz would probably know the answer to this.
     
    Thibault, Apr 24, 2007
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  3. p_boucher

    p_boucher Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    Well I think you're right. SATA optical drives are pretty rare on the market. Heck I think they're still even rare on the desktop market...
     
    p_boucher, Apr 24, 2007
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  4. Orlbuckeye

    Orlbuckeye Notebook Evangelist

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    I have the 5710 which is the PM version of the 5750 and I use a second battery or DVD/Cd in the optinal drive bay.
     
    Orlbuckeye, Apr 24, 2007
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  5. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    I believe it is PATA. The secondary hard drive option for the NP5750 is just a caddy - the actual drive connects to the caddy with SATA but the caddy itself connects to the notebook through a PATA connection.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Apr 24, 2007
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  6. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    it should be PATA,

    in fact, I believe most Clevo resellers use the Pioneer DVR-K16 (or its next step up) for the DVD-Burner.

    Although I do see some use some Toshiba and NEC DVD-Burners as well.
     
    Gophn, Apr 24, 2007
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