hi everybody, this is also my first post, and i have the same idea as "nuc".. anyone knows if this drive will fit? or does anyone know which DVD-R DL will fit in the fixed position (left side of I8200)? thanks to this great forum community, helped me already a lot!!!!
So we are in the same boat, aren't we? ;) Well, I have heard so many good reviews about this Toshiba model, that I decided to order it. Hopefully it arrives tomorrow. I will let you know my experiences.
In worst case, if it doesn't fit to the fixed bay, perhaps I can still mount it into an external box and somehow connect it by USB or FireWire. I have seen some ads for such external boxes on the net. I think it's a crazy idea to have so many different shapes of notebook DVD drives leading to incompatibility. In case of desktops, this is not an issue. Anyways, let's hope the best... :)
I've got the drive very fast by mailorder and the replacement has been very successful! The whole job can be done within 10 minutes. You just need to follow these steps (described & illustrated in the manual):
1) Loosen the captive screw on the bottom of the computer.
2) Turn the computer over (to keep the captive screw from interfering with the pull tab) and pull out the pull tab.
3) Use the pull tab to remove the fixed optical drive.
Now remove the small metallic bracket holding the tab in position (2 screws on the sides), and mount this on the top of your new drive. Push it back to the notebook's side-bay and tighten the captive screw of the tab. That's it!
If you want to have an absolutely perfect looking notebook, you may swap the original curved DELL side-door with the new straight one (but then it will show "DVD-ROM" - what a shame...!) :)
Enjoy your new double-layer, super-fast DVD+/-RW drive Plug&Play-recognised by the system immediately.
Greetz,
-= Nuc =-
P.S. The keyword is ComputerUniverse, not far away from Switzerland... ;)
FREDI8200
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January 17th, 2005 06:00
hi everybody, this is also my first post, and i have the same idea as "nuc".. anyone knows if this drive will fit? or does anyone know which DVD-R DL will fit in the fixed position (left side of I8200)? thanks to this great forum community, helped me already a lot!!!!
regards from switzerland,
fred
Nuc
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January 17th, 2005 11:00
So we are in the same boat, aren't we? ;) Well, I have heard so many good reviews about this Toshiba model, that I decided to order it. Hopefully it arrives tomorrow. I will let you know my experiences.
In worst case, if it doesn't fit to the fixed bay, perhaps I can still mount it into an external box and somehow connect it by USB or FireWire. I have seen some ads for such external boxes on the net. I think it's a crazy idea to have so many different shapes of notebook DVD drives leading to incompatibility. In case of desktops, this is not an issue. Anyways, let's hope the best... :)
Greetz,
-= Nuc =-
from Scandinavia
FREDI8200
5 Posts
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January 17th, 2005 13:00
hi nuc,
yeap, looks like we're in the same boat ;-)
yes, pls let me know about your success with the Toshiba one, were did you order it from BTW?
cheers, fred
Nuc
7 Posts
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January 18th, 2005 11:00
I've got the drive very fast by mailorder and the replacement has been very successful! The whole job can be done within 10 minutes. You just need to follow these steps (described & illustrated in the manual):
1) Loosen the captive screw on the bottom of the computer.
2) Turn the computer over (to keep the captive screw from interfering with the pull tab) and pull out the pull tab.
3) Use the pull tab to remove the fixed optical drive.
Now remove the small metallic bracket holding the tab in position (2 screws on the sides), and mount this on the top of your new drive. Push it back to the notebook's side-bay and tighten the captive screw of the tab. That's it!
If you want to have an absolutely perfect looking notebook, you may swap the original curved DELL side-door with the new straight one (but then it will show "DVD-ROM" - what a shame...!) :)
Enjoy your new double-layer, super-fast DVD+/-RW drive Plug&Play-recognised by the system immediately.
Greetz,
-= Nuc =-
P.S. The keyword is ComputerUniverse, not far away from Switzerland... ;)
Message Edited by Nuc on 01-18-2005 07:25 AM
FREDI8200
5 Posts
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January 18th, 2005 14:00