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    XPS M1530 DVD and Battery Query

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Naveen_Reloaded, Jun 2, 2010.

  1. Naveen_Reloaded

    Naveen_Reloaded Notebook Consultant

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    Hi all

    i have XPS M1530 , off lately my dvd (slot load) is not reading dvd,cd`s ... it reads some... it doesnt read many its now 2 years old now...
    what to do ? i am really P!ssed dince it cant write / read anything nowadays, could it be firmware issue or os issue (windows 7 ultimate)

    and also my 6 cell battery is dying.. i want to upgrade to 9 cell , where can i get ( new one)

    i found this seller Battery for Dell 1530 XPS M1530 TK330 9 Cell 7200mAh UK on eBay (end time 02-Jun-10 09:46:14 BST)

    is it trustable ? help me on this issue
     
    Naveen_Reloaded, Jun 2, 2010
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  2. benbeck08

    benbeck08 CCNA/A+ In Progress

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    1 year warranty looks legit on the battery. as for the dvd drive it is hard to say. shouldnt be a problem with windows 7 or anything like that. sounds like a hardware thing to me
     
    benbeck08, Jun 2, 2010
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  3. Naveen_Reloaded

    Naveen_Reloaded Notebook Consultant

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    thnks for the fast reply
    thnks a lot... is the price ok ? or costly ? please do advice on wht i should look for in new battery before i buy ?

    if its hardware anything can be done ?

    is there a way to buy from dell ?
     
    Naveen_Reloaded, Jun 2, 2010
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  4. benbeck08

    benbeck08 CCNA/A+ In Progress

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    looks like a good deal to me. yeah you can always order parts through dell but that can be spendy. id look around before i went through dell
     
    benbeck08, Jun 2, 2010
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  5. Naveen_Reloaded

    Naveen_Reloaded Notebook Consultant

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    ^^ i dont want to spend money on dying machine.. :)

    but at the same time , i dont want to fry it before it dies...LOL

    so suggestions pls
     
    Naveen_Reloaded, Jun 2, 2010
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  6. bboy1

    bboy1 Notebook Evangelist

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    If you're going to get a generic battery, you can get a much better deal than that.

    http://cgi.ebay.com/9-cell-BATTERY-...wItem&pt=Laptop_Batteries&hash=item2ead441fd6

    Just remember that you can really only be sure of about 30 days warranty for ANY battery purchased off ebay once you get it. This is because you can still get paypal to help you. If you email them 6 months later for example, they will just ignore you and you can't do anything about it.
     
    bboy1, Jun 2, 2010
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