Hi all,

I'm thinking about modding my Alienware X51 R2. There is a optical drive which i have never used and i would like to remove it. But when it's out, the front panel still has openning.. It is possible to replace entire front panel with version from X51 R3? Are they compatible?

I was looking at disassembly guide(from 9:00) and there are two cables. Power cable and alien head cable.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRjTe_bGQVQ 

My questions are if R3 front panel is compatible with R2 model and if it's possible to order somewhere spare part of this R3 front panel? 

Thank you