TP770 DVD drive query

[landsmarra]

Any idea if a Toshiba SD-C2302 DVD drive from an A31 would fit/work in the drive bay of TP770 in replacement of the stock SD-C2002?

Thanks!

[pkiff]

Here's an educated guess, but I can't say for sure.

First, I think you may run in to problems finding ANY drive that will fit into your current "caddy". I opened up a bunch of different 770 series caddies a couple years ago and I found that of the three different 770 series drives I had, only the caddy from a M a t s u s h i t a SR-8171-L DVD Drive was likely to allow me to put in a relatively new replacement drive.

As for the SD-C2302 Toshiba drive, I think that drive is a pretty standard drive that has the same size and screw-hole placements, and front bezel connections as a good list of earlier Toshiba drives. However, the list of drives that use the same bezel does not include the Toshiba SD-C2002. That doesn't mean that the rest of the drive won't fit; it just means that if it does fit, then you may have to modify the bezel to make it work with your 770.

When I was upgrading my 770Z, I replaced a M a t s u s h i t a SR-8171-L drive with a Panasonic UJDA-750 CD-RW/DVD drive. I've posted some pictures and additional details about this replacement.

Phil.

[landsmarra]

OK, so I'd take the bare Pana drive, put it in the 770 caddy and work some magic to get the bezel to fit and that's it? Sounds easy! I assume this is the drive:

http://cgi.ebay.com/C04Q-DVD-ROM-Laptop-drive-UJDA750...

Thanks so much for the info!

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