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Jammed DVD slot drive
Hi people i'll say this right away i'm very new to this forum so my apologies if i post to the wrong thread/s it's been years since i was into the forums..
That said my question is i've just bought a StudioXPS 1640 and I got it cheap as the slot drive is jammed and I would like to replace it with a blu ray slot drive and having not pulled this machine down yet I don't know wether it has a slim or normal profile drive also does it use sata or the older pata style connector..
Thanks in advance..
tgsmith
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February 5th, 2012 00:00
D34DPUNK,
No. Removal and installation of the Studio 1555's optical drive is found here: support.dell.com/.../optical.htm
The same Blu-Ray drive I referenced earlier; i.e., the LG CA-21N, can be used. Installation in the Studio 1555 does not require the use of an interposer to connect it to the motherboard.
Tony
tgsmith
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February 4th, 2012 23:00
D34DPUNK,
The Studio XPS 1640 internal optical drive uses a SATA interface with interposer. Removal and installation instructions are here: support.dell.com/.../optical.htm
Found this Blue-Ray/DVD RW drive on eBay: www.ebay.com/.../110815644769
Hope this info helps.
Tony
D34DPUNK
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February 5th, 2012 00:00
I'm very sorry I stand corrected it's a Studio XPS 1555 does this alter the hardware it supports??
D34DPUNK
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February 5th, 2012 00:00
Thank you very much i'll look at getting that drive installing it will be simple enough..