Finally going to replace my duff optical drive!
Been suffering with this issue for way too long now. Looks like it's going to be a full stripdown though. I was planning on following the guide for swapping the optical drive for a second HDD with a caddy, should be fine right?
And I was just wondering exactly which make/model of drive I need...
Would this be ok? I'm not sure that it's the same, despite the fact that it says "Alienware" in the title. Anybody know the exact drive that came with the machine? Would be really helpful!
Thanks in advance.
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u just need to make sure it's slot loading..
and the guide for changing optical with caddy should be ok, even though u not neccesarily dissasembly the monitor like mentioned in guide...
btw, why don't u go to change to blu-ray instead? it's only 2 or 3 bucks away from ur current selection.. hehe -
Can't say whether or not that optical drive is the regular DVD but CA30N is the blu-ray drive.
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I was under the impression that ca10n was the blu ray reader
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that drive is pre-dell for the area 51 i believe, looks like a tray loader so i don't think it would work.
oh and yes removing the drive is pretty much a complete strip down, i used the guide and the service manual.
oh and according to dell drivers site, the dvd drive model is the t633c. the blue ray reader is the ca10n like khetik said. -
Thanks for replies folks, I went ahead and managed to grab one that I think should work nicely. Made sure it was a T633C so we'll find out when it arrives!
Very much looking forward to having the drive working again. It's been far too long since I was able to read discs! A complete disassembly will also give me a great chance to really clean everything out too, so it's win / win by the look of it.
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hah, not surprised at all with how many of us had the ca10n die on us.
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my blu ray hardware_id :
IDE\HL-DT-ST_DVDRWBD_CA10N__________________A110____ -
You might wanna take a look at the Alienware M15x official tear down video.
Part 1,2,3
Alienware M15x Teardown 1 of 3 **READ SAFETY PRECAUTIONS PRIOR TO REPLACING PARTS** (Official Video) - YouTube
Alienware M15x Teardown 2 of 3 **READ SAFETY PRECAUTIONS PRIOR TO REPLACING PARTS** (Official Video) - YouTube
Alienware M15x Teardown 3 of 3 **READ SAFETY PRECAUTIONS PRIOR TO REPLACING PARTS** (Official Video) - YouTube -
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Damn nice deal. I found a link that had parts and the drive was damned spendy. Would be better off buying a Sony of the egg and yanking the face plate off.
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On their actual website they sell it for around $110 but on an ebay auction by them they sell buy it now price for $45.
M15x Optical Drive
Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by Laxxi, Nov 18, 2011.