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Laptop dvdr drive replacement
Hi all.
I've got an Acer Aspire 1520 laptop and the dvd burner drive is not working. Problem is that the led of drive does'nt stop blinking (even when the laptop is booting up and the OS has not been loaded yet). The drive is not recognized by the OS and the disc cannot be ejected. I think problem is with the dvd drive, but I'm not 100% sure that the problem is with the socket where the drive is plugged in, and not the drive itself. I've disarmed the laptop, verified that the drive is correctly plugged in the socket, and verified that the slim bus that goes from the plug of the drive to the chips of the drive is ok.... I've assumed (with no proof) that the spoiled device is the drive itself and I've googled in order to find a replacement. Problem is that I don't know what specifications I have to know to be sure that the new drive will work on my laptop... My drive looks like this one: http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.c..._1918_51555049 but, should the drive that I'll buy fit any specical criteria? I've it were a desktop laptop, I could ask jusk for an "IDE bus dvdr drive", but since it's a laptop, I don't know if each manufacturer uses different specifications... model is: toshiba samsung storage corporation model no. TS-l532A Thanks a lot and excuse me if my English is too bad. |
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Laptop dvdr drive replacement
"Sergio T.P." wrote in message ... Hi all. I've got an Acer Aspire 1520 laptop and the dvd burner drive is not working. Problem is that the led of drive does'nt stop blinking (even when the laptop is booting up and the OS has not been loaded yet). The drive is not recognized by the OS and the disc cannot be ejected. I think problem is with the dvd drive, but I'm not 100% sure that the problem is with the socket where the drive is plugged in, and not the drive itself. I've disarmed the laptop, verified that the drive is correctly plugged in the socket, and verified that the slim bus that goes from the plug of the drive to the chips of the drive is ok.... I've assumed (with no proof) that the spoiled device is the drive itself and I've googled in order to find a replacement. Problem is that I don't know what specifications I have to know to be sure that the new drive will work on my laptop... Why take a chance...might as well order the replacement from Toshiba or one of their authorized dealers |
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Laptop dvdr drive replacement
This is a tough problem because the only way to be sure that what you
get will work is to get it from the laptop manufacturer as a spare part. Even if you buy a TS-1532A, it may not work: The laptop makers have custom bezels, and some of them have custom configuration of master / slave / cable select that can't be easily changed. On the other hand, a Generic TS-1532A, or even a generic drive of some other brand or model MIGHT work just fine. There is just no way to find out for sure other than by trying it. Sergio T.P. wrote: Hi all. I've got an Acer Aspire 1520 laptop and the dvd burner drive is not working. Problem is that the led of drive does'nt stop blinking (even when the laptop is booting up and the OS has not been loaded yet). The drive is not recognized by the OS and the disc cannot be ejected. I think problem is with the dvd drive, but I'm not 100% sure that the problem is with the socket where the drive is plugged in, and not the drive itself. I've disarmed the laptop, verified that the drive is correctly plugged in the socket, and verified that the slim bus that goes from the plug of the drive to the chips of the drive is ok.... I've assumed (with no proof) that the spoiled device is the drive itself and I've googled in order to find a replacement. Problem is that I don't know what specifications I have to know to be sure that the new drive will work on my laptop... My drive looks like this one: http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.c..._1918_51555049 but, should the drive that I'll buy fit any specical criteria? I've it were a desktop laptop, I could ask jusk for an "IDE bus dvdr drive", but since it's a laptop, I don't know if each manufacturer uses different specifications... model is: toshiba samsung storage corporation model no. TS-l532A Thanks a lot and excuse me if my English is too bad. |
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Laptop dvdr drive replacement
Not good enough (Toshiba is the drive manufacturer). To be sure that it
works, you have to get it from the LAPTOP manufacturer. They use custom bezels, and sometimes custom configuration. philo wrote: "Sergio T.P." wrote in message ... Hi all. I've got an Acer Aspire 1520 laptop and the dvd burner drive is not working. Problem is that the led of drive does'nt stop blinking (even when the laptop is booting up and the OS has not been loaded yet). The drive is not recognized by the OS and the disc cannot be ejected. I think problem is with the dvd drive, but I'm not 100% sure that the problem is with the socket where the drive is plugged in, and not the drive itself. I've disarmed the laptop, verified that the drive is correctly plugged in the socket, and verified that the slim bus that goes from the plug of the drive to the chips of the drive is ok.... I've assumed (with no proof) that the spoiled device is the drive itself and I've googled in order to find a replacement. Problem is that I don't know what specifications I have to know to be sure that the new drive will work on my laptop... Why take a chance...might as well order the replacement from Toshiba or one of their authorized dealers |
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