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jess goes hi-tech

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Do you guys know of any books or websites that might show me how to install a new cd/dvd drive for my computer (an HP laptop.)? The cd drive on my laptop has been broken quite awhile and I'm thinking of buying one to replace it (at newegg.com or something like that). The problem at hand is that I tend to be a computer moron.
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  1. carolinian ·

    First off, what is the model of your HP?

    If the CD's drives in that model are removable, you can buy a new drive and just pop it in. You can tell if a CD drive is removable because there's often a button or slider switch on the bottom of the computer that slides back and forth. Probably the best place to buy such drives is ebay.

    If the CD drive is non-removable, then you have two choices:

    1. Pay someone to do it (disadvantage: $$$)

    2. Either get handy/fearless with a screw driver and open up the computer's innards (disadvantage: messy, may not be able to put the computer back together again)

    3. Get an external CD drive that plugs into your computer's USB port and use that (disadvantage: not easy to carry around with you, may not be able to boot off it if you need to do a clean install of windows. I don't know).

    1. 2 is probably would be my preferred of the second non-removable options.

  2. theecarey ·

    laptop, huh? ok. And no prior ripping apart computers experience? ok. Assuming your HP in no longer under warranty (and you've tried different disks, cleaned it and the connection is good)- plug your model info into a search, "HP xxx123abc Laptop service manual" If there is one for your model and you feel comfortable opening up the laptop, then go for it. Ive done desktops (easy enough)-- nothing so far on a laptop, but Ive wondered enough to look into this before (mad scientist).

    I know some models require pretty much a quick click of a button to get old out and new in.... others are more complicated and *everything* must be done in a specific manner correctly. So yeh, check the service manual.

    even so, I think its doable!

    adding an external drive is always an option, if you dont mind the extra laptop appendage.

  3. theecarey ·

    there *so* was not any other comments when I wrote mine, haha. Otherwise, "ditto" to @carolinian comment; atleast they are complimentary to each other!

  4. metalpeter ·

    What I'm going to say maybe of no help at all to you. It used to be that some stores if if you bought your computer there and then took it back there and bought a new drive for it there they would install it for free. However that store was CompUSA and not sure if they are even in business anymore, and I don't know if any other stores would do that. I'm sure that some places that sell computers would do that for a fee but I have no idea what that fee is. In any event I wish you the best of luck.

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