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drdamour
Posted: 12 October 2004 02:00 AM   [ Ignore ]  
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I know for the most part DVD drives are universal, and when I took apart the TR the drive looked normal to me.  I would have copared it side by side to another, but alas I only own one laptop.

My question is: Is the tr’s optical drive standard, and could I change it with just about any other drive, including slot loading drives?

I know as long as the drive conforms to a certain specification, than the MB will recognize it, so I’m not worried there.

You can always find drivers and firmware for any device.

So I guess my real question is if the size is uniform, or did they do somethign funky to make it fit?

Does anybody know?

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Posted: 12 October 2004 02:03 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]  
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The TR drive is thinner then a ‘standard’ notebook optical drive. I don’t think they make a ‘slot loading’ one that thin.

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Posted: 12 October 2004 04:27 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]  
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[quote author=“tifosiv122”]The TR drive is thinner then a ‘standard’ notebook optical drive. I don’t think they make a ‘slot loading’ one that thin.

Erik

What dimensions is thinner?

the length (from tray to ide)
the width (from A side of keyboard to L side)
the height (from keyboard to bottom)

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Posted: 12 October 2004 04:46 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 3 ]  
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i think it’s the thickness that causes problems

i believe the tr uses a 9.5mm

the standard is 12 something and up

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Posted: 17 October 2004 01:40 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 4 ]  
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Is this what the OEM in the TR5 is?

Panasonic/Matsushita UJ-812

http://www.panasonic.com/industrial/computer/storage/multi/images/pdf/UJ-812.pdf

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Posted: 17 October 2004 04:19 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 5 ]  
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should be. most of the parts on the tr are interchangeable. that’s the same drive i used for the dvd-rw upgrade.

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Posted: 17 October 2004 05:52 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 6 ]  
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[quote author=“linc”]should be. most of the parts on the tr are interchangeable. that’s the same drive i used for the dvd-rw upgrade.

hey linc, how hard is it to upgrade the cdrw into a dvd rw?? And how much does the drive cost?

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Posted: 17 October 2004 06:05 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 7 ]  
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[quote author=“Thom”]hey linc, how hard is it to upgrade the cdrw into a dvd rw?? And how much does the drive cost?

I’ve been pestering linc in another thread.

http://www.siliconpopculture.com/sonytr/viewtopic.php?p=26899

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Posted: 17 October 2004 12:15 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 8 ]  
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[quote author=“Thom”][quote author=“linc”]should be. most of the parts on the tr are interchangeable. that’s the same drive i used for the dvd-rw upgrade.

hey linc, how hard is it to upgrade the cdrw into a dvd rw?? And how much does the drive cost?

Not hard at all…it was $275, now I think it’s $450…

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Posted: 18 October 2004 06:29 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 9 ]  
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damn sony people… why do they always have to “overprice” their products…
i mean it doesn t worth 450$ and the best proof of it is that 6 months ago it was only 275$
come on…

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Posted: 18 October 2004 06:30 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 10 ]  
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[quote author=“Thom”]damn sony people… why do they always have to “overprice” their products…

You new here or something?  :shock:

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Posted: 18 October 2004 06:36 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 11 ]  
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i m sure you agree with me don t you.. they make very good products ( even gorgeous..) but it cost arms and legs…
but don t you think it s too much money for a dvdrw

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Posted: 18 October 2004 06:53 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 12 ]  
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UJ 22 is a dvd rw but i dont think it fits in our tr

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