so...my laptop broke down...

and it is out of warnty, just need to replace the cd drive

so where is hte cheapest place to get your laptop fixed?

3/18/2008 4:57:22 PM

You need to order the cd drive from the manufacturer cause it will probably specific for that model. Then it's probably just like unscrewing one screw, sliding out the old one, sliding the new one in, and that's it.

3/18/2008 5:46:53 PM

ebay

3/18/2008 5:51:41 PM

Yeah don't get anybody to repair your shit for you. CD Drive is a fix you can do in about 30 seconds.

What make/model of laptop do you have? And if you can get it out, what type of CD-Rom do you have?

^ Is right, ebay will probably have an OEM part for a semi-reasonable price. It'll be easy to find at least.

3/18/2008 6:04:52 PM

yeah.. post your make/model here, someone might have a CD drive that will work.

3/18/2008 6:13:54 PM

I got a VAIO VGN-FE890

Specs here

http://www99.shopping.com/xPC-Sony-VAIO-FE890N-T5500-1-66G-2GB-160GB-DVDRW-15-4-WXGA-XBE-WVB

And yes, I got the broken drive out

3/18/2008 7:49:08 PM

Hmm... Sony website lists a lot of options for drives for that laptop on their website.

Just search on ebay for the part number that you find on the drive you took out of your laptop and buy it. Should be as simple as popping it in and enjoying the new drive, unless a portion of the IDE controller on your motherboard in your laptop failed.

3/18/2008 8:08:50 PM

i actually just spent some time looking and couldn't find one at first try.. i'll look more later. do you actually use it a lot? is an external USB CDROM a possible solution to you?

3/18/2008 8:09:18 PM

yeah sorry... I just checked and I dont have any sony laptop parts

3/18/2008 8:12:17 PM

http://www.priorityelectronics.com/sony/1-772-033-11.htm?gclid=COfs0fSFmpICFRE0FQodIm30_g

Can you guys take a look at this and make sure this is the right model?

Thanks!

3/19/2008 3:48:57 PM

Quote :

"Call our toll free at 800-331-3224 to see if we have the Laptop CD-Rom Drive you are looking for. "

it isn't on the model list, i'd call

3/19/2008 3:56:45 PM

So I sent my computer to a SONY "authorized" repair center since it was somehow covered under my warranty, but after like 2 weeks of "repairing", they just replaced a couple parts and everything looks new now,

But the CD drive is still broken....

4/26/2008 1:46:20 AM