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Area-51 R2, ODD (optical disk drive)
Are slot loading odd easier to break and more expensive to replace compared to regular slim odd with bezel?
Dell OEM ODD for Area-51 R2 =
| Optical drive | DVD+/-RW, 8X, 9.5, SATA, made by Hitachi-LG Data Storage (HLDS) DVD+/-RW, SLOT, HLDS, XLOB |
340D7 |
| Optical drive | DVD+/-RW, 8X, Serial ATA, 9.5S, PANASONIC Slot-Loading Dual Layer DVD Reader |
X6P9P |
| Optical drive | DVDRwith BD-ROM, 5X, SATA, 9.5S, PSNC Optical Drive : Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (BD-R OM, DVD/RW, CD-RW) |
5CTFV |
I have handled three units. All have bad odd. The odds are certainly against the Dell slot loading odd
1. ate a disc and refuse to eject. had to open up odd top cover to retrieve disc. afterwards odd could not be assembled neatly any more. Looks like the dissemble procedure broke it.
2. regurgitates any disc I fed it.
3. not detected by bios at all. This is a GS40N, which is the same as 340D7. replacement cost
| DVD+/-RW,8X,9.5,SATA,HLDS. | $59.99 |
PS
FIO has a two pin header (#10) “optical drive power connector (ODD1)” but it is actually connected via a cable to the odd eject button of front bezel. Apparently if eject button is pressed, a signal is send to FIO which somehow feeds into Windows or BIOS which then tells odd to eject. The ODD is actually powered by a mini sata power/data combo connector from the PSU.
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