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NoahsMyBro
10-21-2005, 01:56 PM
Well, after some intense usage of my laptop's DVD drive over the last 24 hours, the drive has failed, with the laptop about 2-3 months out of warranty.

Do any of you know how to repair such a beast? It was used a lot over the last 24 hours, and will no longer read discs.

A replacement, according to Dell's site, is $119.95. On eBay, they're running around $70+$15 shipping, so I'd prefer to avoid replacement if I can.

Blue60
10-21-2005, 05:25 PM
its not hard to replace a cd/dvd drive in a laptop, my dell's drive just pops out... but it should just take a screwdriver and maby 20min tops..