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Will this DVD RW drive fit my area51 766/sentia m5500 laptop?

post #1 of 8
1/23/08 at 5:17pm
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...:X:AAQ:US:1123

Before I purchase, I'd just like to make sure. The seller says it will fit almost any notebook, but I'd like a response with a little more confidence in it



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post #2 of 8
1/24/08 at 11:44am
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Even better, how about this drive? (with dual layer support ) $64 shipped!


http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=DS-8A1P








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post #3 of 8
1/24/08 at 6:33pm
I'd say so, but I have a 7700. However, this form of connector is the industry standard now. I know some dells don't use it however. I'd pop out your current drive and check it has the same connector. If so, it should auto-install the driver once you pop the drive in.
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post #4 of 8
1/25/08 at 1:37am
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I compared and it doesn't look like the connector on the back is the same


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Originally Posted by BFisch06 View Post
I'd say so, but I have a 7700. However, this form of connector is the industry standard now. I know some dells don't use it however. I'd pop out your current drive and check it has the same connector. If so, it should auto-install the driver once you pop the drive in.
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post #5 of 8
1/25/08 at 5:26am
Do you have a m5500/766 or a Sentia?
The m5500/766 has an additional “bracket” attached to the drive, be sure to remove it first– here’s how.
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post #6 of 8
1/25/08 at 10:42am
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Hi, thanks for the reply. I'm not sure which one I have, I thought they were the same, I'd have to say I have the m5500/766 I guess?

Here are some pics of my drive


[img=http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/3941/m5500hardrive1wt8.th.jpg]




[img=http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/4088/m5500hardrive2im9.th.jpg]




[img=http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/6742/m5500hardrive3te6.th.jpg]





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Originally Posted by ianezz View Post
Do you have a m5500/766 or a Sentia?
The m5500/766 has an additional “bracket” attached to the drive, be sure to remove it first– here’s how.
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post #7 of 8
1/27/08 at 5:27pm
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Turns out this will fit


When you first remove the drive, it looks like the pictures quoted at the bottom

When you remove this adapter cover from the drive looks like these 2 pics immediately below (sorry for the pic size and cell phone clarity, I'll try and get better pics uploaded later)









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Even better, how about this drive? (with dual layer support ) $64 shipped!


http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=DS-8A1P
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post #8 of 8
1/27/08 at 8:56pm
Good catch. If there's an adapter, I'd say any mainstream drive will fit.
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