DVD Drive

IPXP

IPXP

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Can you change a DVD drive in a laptop as easy as you can in a PC?

Mine is on the dodgy side, and if I can't get it sorted through the place where I bought the laptop, I may have to try and replace it! :eek:

Cheerz :cool:
 
The_Other_One

The_Other_One

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No, they are not as easy. First look at the case you're trying to get in ;P I've also seen many different kinds of drives, so I suspect they are a bit propriatery. Even if they aren't, they are a good bit more pricey than your regular 5.25 drive.
 
IPXP

IPXP

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The thing is, my dvd drive has suddenly stopped playing original dvd's, it doesn't even recognise that there is a DVD in the drive.

It plays cd's, cd-r's AND dvd-r's.

Any ideas what it could be, oh and I still have 2 chances to change the region!
 
DCIScouts

DCIScouts

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I doubt the region has anything to do with it..., it might be a conflict between the fact that it is a computer optical drive and the encoding that they are now using on new DVDs to prevent illegal copying. I heard that when they were introducing this on CDs, one of Celine Dion's was frying computers because of the encoding that they were using. How you'd like to explain that one to your girlfriend ;) LOL
 
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