Laptop DVD question

[wigs1979]

I posted in the mobile computing forum but got no response. Just a quick question. The DVD-ROM in my wife's Acer Travelmate 290 just stopped reading discs. It spins, but thats it. Can I put in any DVD drive designed for notebooks? Will it work? We are taking leave in two days and have a long drive ahead of us. I don't have time to order one so will have to find one locally. Thanks guys/gals!

Mod Edit - One thread in the most appropriate forum, please. Cross posting threads across forums isn't allowed.

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=839400

Thanks - B.B.S.

 

[GeForceX]

Psst, why don't you try it?

It should work, providing the OS detects them. If you have a CD with drivers on it, it's best to use that. But make sure you get rid of the previous driver that your laptop used for the dead drive.

-J.