Upgrade/Replace Gateway FX Optical Drive

[achensherd]

^Has anyone done it? I just wanted to see if anyone has done it before, and what level of disassembly is required, because I think I may have to. My drive is starting to show some (however seldom) signs of weird behavior, like failing to read certain discs and preventing bootups by "trying" to read from random discs after POST, not to mention producing very irritating vibration noises when a disc is being read (BRRZRRRRRRZZZRRRRRRRRZRZZZRRRRRZZZZ!!!!!!!!). Also, is the drive SATA or IDE? (I'm assuming all slim optical drives with the right interface should work.) Thanks.

 

[WarlordOne]

Yes it's been done. There's a covered screw on the bottom of the laptop. Remove the cover, remove the screw, remove the drive.

See here:
http://www.notebookforums.com/thread212385.html

 

[achensherd]

Wow... thanks! You just about handed me a Gateway FX bible or something. Optical drive, CPU, and LCD upgrades, here I come! Bwahahahahahahaha...

 

[piratepress]

Good guide for adding a Blu-Ray drive here: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?p=3370068#post3370068

 

[Citizen86]

For CD drive, 6831FX and 6860FX = IDE
7811FX = SATA

 

[Crazy Jay]

check out this guide

Upgrade your Gateway FX P-Series Laptop with a “Blu-Ray Drive”