Posts by kdowling

My drive is MAHSHITA DVD-RAM UJ831S in TM 8101 Problem solved ! You got lucky. Wonder if i can ask acer to swap it ?

Quote: Originally Posted by Ouzo Hi, P.S. Region+ free makes the software region free(this is what i have understood), which I think means that it goes between dvd-player interface and dvd-drive interface and lets...

yeh i was looking at that drive after your last post. Do you know if it physically fits in the acer ?

Ouzo, What happens when you run your dvd player ? I get a prompt to change my region. Are you supposed to get this when region + is working ? I only have 2 changes left and dont want to get stuck on the wrong region. I know my...

thats brilliant thanks !

Thats just what I needed to know. Thanks guys. One more thing, where can you buy drives ? None of the usual PC suppliers I use have them. Only place i can find so far is ebay

Cheers. So all drives are a standard size, and its just a matter of replacing the bezel ?

After reading the comments on this forum I took the plunge and got a 8101. GREAT machine, just one problem -the DVD drive cannot be made region free, either by firmware or software such as DVD Region+ CSS Free. So it looks like Im gonna...