Posts by Justin Thyme

The Syba enclosure works in conjunction with the Sony Opticarc SATA BD burner. The only quirk is that the USB connection requires TWO USB ports. It works as a DVD drive with only one, but both must be connected for Blu-ray media to...

The following item seems to be spot on: SYBA CL-ENC55001 5.25" USB 2.0 External Enclosure for Slim SATA CD/DVD Drive/writer When searching, the trick was to search "slimline SATA" or "slimsata," as opposed to...

The Sony Optiarc BD-5730S BD S-ATA burner boasts faster burning speed than the Panasonic / Matshita UJ-220 PATA or IDE/ATAPI model I'll be getting to replace the failed internal drive. The S-ATA one could serve as the external drive for...

I've found no metropolitan store with IDE/ATAPI optical drives in stock. All new drives or burners seem to have SATA interfaces. A few use eSATA, but those don't yet include burners. Often, since staff pay is low and turnover high,...

The Sony Optiard Blu-ray Burner Model BD-5730S-01 uses a SATA interface. I erred in assuming that, because my dead drive is a model UJ-220s (ending in S) meant that it was SATA too. It is not. It is IDE/ATAPI, ATA, or PATA. Maybe I'm...

Quote: Originally Posted by qhn . Have you tried to remove the optical drive and then re-seating it? . http://www.notebookcomponents.net/dvd-cd-bluray-drives/ (one of many sources for replacement) I'll try...

Where and how can one buy replacement optical drives for Sony laptops and notebooks? The sonystyle site does not list them in stock. Sony parts phone support might be an option, but I fear I might be offered a model that is not...