Is there any place I could buy an m14x optical drive, or a compatible one. I was considering replacing the optical drive with another HDD. But just on the off chance I wont, I would like to having a working optical drive if I don't have another HDD.
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What?
If you don't have another HDD...you'll have the optical drive. So why would you need another optical drive?
You could buy a USB optical drive, I guess. Then you can use that if you decide to replace the standard optical drive with a HDD. I'm not sure if you could just put the old optical drive in an enclosure. You'd have to find an enclosure that was slot loaded. -
Glad you said that Drakk as was thinking and reading about five times confused lol
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I suppose I didn't type this out clearly as I was tired last night. For some reason the optical drive I got is not working properly. But, the fix would be easy enough for myself if I could just find a replacement. I meant to admit I was considering replacing the ODD for a hard drive. While that may be the best idea, and the idea I may end up going for, I would like to know if it is possible to buy another compatible one for the m14x. I hope I made it clearer now.
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http://forum.notebookreview.com/ali...ll-secondary-hard-drive-your-m14x-w-pics.html -
Why not have dell send you one? If its not your fault, or if it is and you have accidental, itll be free.
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Well I found that the disc would not eject out of my ODD. I took the ODD apart and got the windows disc. After that I kept hearing the drive mechanisms clicking and making noises. When I tried to put the disc in again there was something blocking the disc, the little black plastic thing (I have no idea what it is).
Anyway, THAT is my issue with the ODD. I have no idea why the OS won't re install on my SSD but it works fine int he m11x. So I threw the old HDD back in, unplugged the ODD and now that is the current state. I loved my m11x, but the m14x is not up to par with my expectations. Even still, I love it.
Now to make this final, I may do the HDD in the optical bay idea, BUT even so, I would like to know if you can order this part, or buy it (the slot loading disc drive) from somewhere. If anyone is going to say, just do the HDD thing, please don't even reply (not you FelipY2K). -
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I would still like to get my hands on new ODD though. Seems they are awful ones though. -
Just get a USB external optical drive. Preferably a tray loaded one with a manual release.
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Anyway I honestly do not need these JUST DO THIS or DO THAT comments. I don't care what you are thinking, I am asking an objective question, not an opinion question. I will try more dell/alienware calls to see if I can get the part.
Otherwise my main goal was just to SEE if there was a place or someway I could order the replacement part. If my google skills fail and there is a place, let me know. If not, don't throw your opinions in here, thanks for the consideration though. -
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Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by tehdewm, Aug 21, 2011.