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Posted by Barry Watzman on October 30, 2007, 10:53 am
Please log in for more thread options Unfortunately, the faceplate mountings are at least manufacturer and
often even model specific. They (faceplates) cannot, in general, be
moved from one drive to another. Does this matter? In some cases no,
in other cases yes to the extreme (the drive may not close without the
right faceplate).
The bottom line here is that changing the optical drive in a laptop from
one model to another is a hit-and-miss proposition ... the only way to
know if it will work, unfortunately, is to actually try it (or talk to
someone else who has ... with the same laptop and optical drive models).
Rev.GGWillikers wrote:
> olfart wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> I have a Presario V6000 by Compaq. The problem is with my dvd drive.
>>> It has some sort of loose contact. Sometimes it does not recognize a
>>> cd or dvd being in the drive. It also freezes up to a state when I
>>> have to manualy eject the drive with a pin! I was thinking of buying a
>>> new drive & replacing the original. HP told me it would cost a few
>>> hundred!!! I wanted to know if laptop drives are a universal size. If
>>> I buy a third party drive from some vendor or the other will it fit in
>>> the same bay flush with the laptop's side? Thanks in advancefor any
>>> help
>>>
>>
>> won't fit
>> snoop around eBay and you might find an exact replacement
>>
> Virtually all DVD drives and CD drives for laptops are the same.
>
> The mounting brackets, faceplates and interface adapters that are
> screwed on to fit the specific model of laptop are what makes the
> difference. ( these can be taken of the old one and used on the new one).
>
> You don't say whether it's a combo drive or not.
>
> If you are handy with a small screw driver you could can definitely save
> some money on ebay.
>
> Make sure you get a drive that was manufactured around the same time as
> your old one.
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