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    Where to buy replacement DVD Burner for Area-51 m17x Laptop?

    Discussion in 'Alienware Area-51/Aurora and Legacy Systems' started by bawalker, Dec 16, 2013.

  1. bawalker

    bawalker Newbie

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    Hello everyone,

    I have a small computer business here and today someone brought in an Alienware Area-51 m17x laptop. It's the pre-Dell ownership area laptop. Anyway the DVD-burner is missing the front faceplate/bezel and the DVD drive also doesn't read discs anymore. Cleaning it hasn't helped so it needs to be replaced.

    I have tried every outlet I can think of to find a replacement drive but it's as if none exist. I even tried eBay in search of a drive, but couldn't find one. This customer wants this done before Christmas so I'm definitely in a time crunch.

    When I pulled out the drive there was no sticker or label on it at all so there was no way for me to get a part number. I do know from inside Windows that this drive is an Optiarc AD75-90A tray loading drive.

    Does anyone here know what the correct part number is and where I can get a replacement drive? Even a used one is OK for this customer. They just would like to have it going by Christmas.


    Thanks!!
     
    bawalker, Dec 16, 2013
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  2. protivakid

    protivakid Notebook Evangelist

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    Ebay or Ztronics are your best bet. For what it's worth thought, when I upgraded the drive on my Alienware m5750 it was just a regular o'l laptop optical drive with a fancy alienware faceplate. The faceplate slapped right onto the new drive I put in.
     
    protivakid, Dec 16, 2013
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  3. Alienware-L_Porras

    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    Those 2 or parts-people.com are the most commonly used sites.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Dec 20, 2013
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