DVDR drive options for R50e 1834-E8J

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DVDR drive options for R50e 1834-E8J

#1 Post by tabithaboof » Wed Aug 17, 2005 10:37 am

I have an r50e which I adore and I am thinking about the possibility of putting a DVDR/CDRW drive in to replace my DVD/CDRW. I dont seem to have found a source for these, if they even exist

Could anyone point me in the right direction or give me an idea of price?

Thanks alot!
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#2 Post by Hellion Prime » Wed Aug 17, 2005 12:54 pm

The R5x uses the Ultrabay Enhanced drives, which IBM/Lenovo has listed on their site for around $249. The FRU they list on the website is 73P3312.
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#3 Post by geedoubleu-uk » Sat Dec 17, 2005 10:55 am

Hellion Prime wrote:The R5x uses the Ultrabay Enhanced drives, which IBM/Lenovo has listed on their site for around $249. The FRU they list on the website is 73P3312.
Do these support the ultrabay enhanced drive, I found a support video on how to change it by removing the keyboard, but the sales literature says that it doesn't support ultrabay devices or docking stations?
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#4 Post by wolfman » Sat Dec 17, 2005 11:02 am

I thought all of the "e" models had a fixed bay - IE, you can't remove the drive and swap with another like you can with the ultrabay variants. I think this is one of the differences between the R50e and the R50 for example...
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#5 Post by geedoubleu-uk » Sat Dec 17, 2005 11:14 am

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... 7#graphics
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#6 Post by geedoubleu-uk » Sat Dec 17, 2005 11:25 am

This is the link to the product info that tells you detailed spec and supported upgrades.

The link below has a link to a support movie on how to replace the fixed Optical Drive in a R50e.

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... MIGR-55596 to remove and http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... MIGR-55597 to install.
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#7 Post by wolfman » Sat Dec 17, 2005 2:03 pm

Ah OK, I stand corrected. Thanks, that's good to know as the e models are very reasonable in price...
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#8 Post by geedoubleu-uk » Sun Dec 18, 2005 6:07 am

wolfman wrote:Ah OK, I stand corrected. Thanks, that's good to know as the e models are very reasonable in price...
Although it can be replaced I believe you are restricted to non-enhanced ultrabay devices which are:-

24x CD-ROM
8x DVD-ROM
24x24x24x/8x CD-RW/DVD combination drive

I don't believe you can buy a lenovo CDRW/DVDRW device for an R50e.
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