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3000 N100 Optical Drive Swap Question

Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by brockley, Jul 26, 2006.

brockley Notebook Enthusiast

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Is it possible to remove the optical drive from a Lenovo 3000 N100 laptop? There is nothing wrong with my current one (DVD-RAM) but I think it would be cool to replace it with a slot load from NewEgg http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827129003
My old dell had a little tab you pushed in that allowed to drive to be hot swapped but I am assuming this would require some dissassembly of the chasis. Has anyone tried this or know how to do it so I can make sure the drive would fit with the proper connector and all?

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brockley, Jul 26, 2006

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The service manual will explain how to remove the drive. The LG drive in there now is an excellent laptop burner.

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I know it is excellent and I have not had the problems of a loud drive as a few others on here have reported. I just wanted to know if I could add a slot load at some point since they are so much easier to deal with, especially on a laptop. Prevents breakge of the tray and stuff like that. I also have a pioneer in my desktop that I have had no problems with.

brockley, Jul 26, 2006

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