On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 15:44:39 -0400, "news.rcn.com" <news.rnc.com>
wrote:

>My DVD unit has died on my PCG-F590.  I tried asking here and cleaning it 
>with Windex and a Q-Tip but nothing will get it to work or let it read a CD. 
>(The servo seems to have died and I am sure it is infernally difficult to 
>repair)
>
>Does anyone know if there is any available upgrade for this unit I can find 
>anywhere? I would like a DVD/CD-RW or even another DVD-CD-ROM but wonder if 
>the unit in mine is proprietary in some way (like, most importantly,   the 
>connectors at the back) or if I can use a DVD from any other unit or any 
>later Vaio?
>
>Someone on line somewhere said that any Slimline unit will fit in. The one 
>in my notebook is definitely NOT designed to be taken out or replaced with a 
>floppy or battery etc.
>
>Does anyone know if only a PCG-F590 DVD unit will fit in this notebook? 
>


Laptop DVD drives are pretty standard items.  Most laptop DVD, or CD
drives should work, but the catch is that the way the front plate
mounts is different for every drive manufacturer.  Unless you buy one
made for that laptop, you will have to swap the plate from your old
drive onto the new one.  One made by the same company as the original
drive will probably fit, but there's no guarantee.  The same model
drive would be sure to fit.  You might be able to see the model number
of the drive in the device manager.  If not, you'll have to take the
drive out.  Google for the drive's model number, and you should be
able to figure out who made it.
Andy Cuffe

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