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05-21-2009
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| Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows 7 Ultimate (all x64) | Laptop dvd-drive grinding noise One of my HP laptops, HP Pavilion dv9650us, went off warranty about two months ago. I was using the machine to help fix another computer's problem when I noticed that its dvd-drive is making loud grinding noises and is slowing down the computer whenever I would access the drive. I suspect that the drive is about to die.  I am not sure how long the drive has been doing this since the laptop is being used primarily by another family member. I purchased an extended warranty through Office Depot, but that family member cannot afford for that computer to be sent off for an unknown amount of time so I am actively considering replacing the drive myself. I am looking at drives on amazon.com and unsure if a 'universal laptop slimline drive' will fit. Are the drives fairly universal between manufactorers? The current drive is an HD-DVD drive so I was hoping to upgrade to a blu-ray drive. Is it possible? FYI: These kind of internal laptop dvd drives are not available from newegg or even frys. I'd rather not buy directly through hp. |
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05-22-2009
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| | RE: Laptop dvd-drive grinding noise Do a Google search under "SLIM TYPE BLUERAY DRIVES" will give you alot of choices! Good Luck. -- Computer/Software Tech. Make it a great day! Charles Richmond "merkat106" wrote: Quote: > > One of my HP laptops, HP Pavilion dv9650us, went off warranty about two > months ago. I was using the machine to help fix another computer's > problem when I noticed that its dvd-drive is making loud grinding noises > and is slowing down the computer whenever I would access the drive. I > suspect that the drive is about to die. > > I am not sure how long the drive has been doing this since the laptop > is being used primarily by another family member. > > I purchased an extended warranty through Office Depot, but that family > member cannot afford for that computer to be sent off for an unknown > amount of time so I am actively considering replacing the drive myself. > > I am looking at drives on amazon.com and unsure if a 'universal laptop > slimline drive' will fit. Are the drives fairly universal between > manufactorers? The current drive is an HD-DVD drive so I was hoping to > upgrade to a blu-ray drive. Is it possible? > > FYI: These kind of internal laptop dvd drives are not available from > newegg or even frys. I'd rather not buy directly through hp. > > > -- > merkat106 > > > |
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05-22-2009
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| Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows 7 Ultimate (all x64) | Re: Laptop dvd-drive grinding noise Am I hearing that any slim type drive will fit an HP laptop? |
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05-22-2009
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| | Re: Laptop dvd-drive grinding noise no "merkat106" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message news:313830351c01910b30ddda0c629f75b0@xxxxxx-gateway.com... Quote: > > Am I hearing that any slim type drive will fit an HP laptop? > > > -- > merkat106 > > |
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05-23-2009
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| | Re: Laptop dvd-drive grinding noise Still impersonating as an MS MVP. Go get a life and go away Make it a great day! -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "THE C. [MSFT MVP]" <THEC.@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:FCD77B05-AE8A-4502-B5C8-9390F6B715AF@xxxxxx Quote: > Do a Google search under "SLIM TYPE BLUERAY DRIVES" will give you alot of > choices! Good Luck. > > > > > -- > Computer/Software Tech. > > Make it a great day! > > Charles Richmond > > > > > "merkat106" wrote: > Quote: >> >> One of my HP laptops, HP Pavilion dv9650us, went off warranty about two >> months ago. I was using the machine to help fix another computer's >> problem when I noticed that its dvd-drive is making loud grinding noises >> and is slowing down the computer whenever I would access the drive. I >> suspect that the drive is about to die. >> >> I am not sure how long the drive has been doing this since the laptop >> is being used primarily by another family member. >> >> I purchased an extended warranty through Office Depot, but that family >> member cannot afford for that computer to be sent off for an unknown >> amount of time so I am actively considering replacing the drive myself. >> >> I am looking at drives on amazon.com and unsure if a 'universal laptop >> slimline drive' will fit. Are the drives fairly universal between >> manufactorers? The current drive is an HD-DVD drive so I was hoping to >> upgrade to a blu-ray drive. Is it possible? >> >> FYI: These kind of internal laptop dvd drives are not available from >> newegg or even frys. I'd rather not buy directly through hp. >> >> >> -- >> merkat106 >> >> >> |
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05-23-2009
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| | Re: Laptop dvd-drive grinding noise On Sat, 23 May 2009 13:09:22 -0400, "Peter Foldes" <okf22@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >Still impersonating as an MS MVP. Go get a life and go away > > >Make it a great day! You KNOW your messages aren't doing any good - and they're just plain annoying. |
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