I just purchased a Lenovo Thinkpad ultrabook, will the DVD slim drive work with it?
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Not enough information provided to answer question; need: model type, e.g., x230, T___, Yoga___ -- and whether it has an optical drive already (presumably not), or docking station, or whether it requires an external drive.
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You need to check the part# carefully. These DVD slim drives all look similar BUT they are not the same depending on height. Go to the Lenovo website, under support, follow the instruction and find out the part#. Then search on Amazon to buy.
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I do not believe this particular model of the Kingston SDD will work in the Ultrabook. The best way to find out which is the correct model, is to visit the Kingston website. The will look up the right one.
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I think the only thing you have to worry about is the type of interface your laptop supports. This drive is an IDE interface, so if the specs on your laptop say it supports an IDE drive interface you should be fine...
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as someone has already mentioned, you would only know its compatibility once you have taken the broken dvd drive out of the dell inspiron laptop. in most cases, the dvd drive is secured by one screw on the flipside of the laptop. remove the screw and pull the dvd drive out of the laptop. once you've taken it out, check the model number and compare with this replacement drive. and most likely, it is compatible and would work just fine. in my case, the replacement face was not exactly the same as the broken unit. however, functionally it works just fine.
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No. It needs a drive that has a sata connector. All the slim drives have only a usb 3 connection.
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I might not have the correct terminology. I originally ordered the Toshiba Samsung TS-L632 Internal DVD±RW LightScribe DVD±R DL IDE/PATA Slim Drive Burner for my Laptop but it was the wrong DVD ROM. It was IDE/PATA and I needed SATA. I returned this one. I then ordered the Toshiba 8x Sata Internal Slimline Dvd Burner Emergency Eject Hole Limited Quantities . The one I have is TS-L633M. This one came with LightScribe but was never mentioned in the description. When I did the review I might've done the wrong DVD ROM on the wrong item. I apologize if I did. I have the Toshiba 8x Sata Internal Slimline Dvd Burner Emergency Eject Hole Limited Quantities. It is a great DVD ROM. I hope I was of some help. I might not have the correct terminology. I originally ordered the Toshiba Samsung TS-L632 Internal DVD±RW LightScribe DVD±R DL IDE/PATA Slim Drive Burner for my Laptop but it was the wrong DVD ROM. It was IDE/PATA and I needed SATA. I returned this one. I then ordered the Toshiba 8x Sata Internal Slimline Dvd Burner Emergency Eject Hole Limited Quantities . The one I have is TS-L633M. This one came with LightScribe but was never mentioned in the description. When I did the review I might've done the wrong DVD ROM on the wrong item. I apologize if I did. I have the Toshiba 8x Sata Internal... » Read More I might not have the correct terminology. I originally ordered the Toshiba Samsung TS-L632 Internal DVD±RW LightScribe DVD±R DL IDE/PATA Slim Drive Burner for my Laptop but it was the wrong DVD ROM. It was IDE/PATA and I needed SATA. I returned this one. I then ordered the Toshiba 8x Sata Internal Slimline Dvd Burner Emergency Eject Hole Limited Quantities . The one I have is TS-L633M. This one came with LightScribe but was never mentioned in the description. When I did the review I might've done the wrong DVD ROM on the wrong item. I apologize if I did. I have the Toshiba 8x Sata Internal Slimline Dvd Burner Emergency Eject Hole Limited Quantities. It is a great DVD ROM. I hope I was of some help. « Show Less
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Thanks for the reply. I have already purchased and am using the drive with no problem. I purchased after reading on Newegg that someone had been using it with an Acer Aspire One with no problems. Tahnks again for taking the time to reply.
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Looking at the type of the computer that it is, I don't foresee a problem in compatability because most laptop DVD drives are a universal size
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I bought mine with Windows 7 from Amazon. Just look at their website - it will indicate which operating system comes with the ultrabook.
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My laptop is brand new and the DVD player works fine. I believe that it is going to work in your old laptop, I think you only need an USB connection. But I am not 100% sure.
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it does not have a dvd drive, but you do not need one to install Windows stuff. Ggo to the Microsoft sight and check out getting the whole or part of their package. The price isvery nice for all you get and since it is not actually on your laptop it is always up to date, you do not have to do anything but uusee it
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It is a generic size laptop hard drive so I am guessing if your thinkpad has the generic size laptop hd then it would. I cant imagine why it wouldnt.
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There is no optical drive in this laptop. You can get a cheap USB DVD/CD combo drive for somewhere around $30. Make sure that you take that into consideration when comparing prices, if having an optical drive is important to you. You can try this option from Samsung, but there are definitely other options out there: Samsung USB 2.0 Ultra Portable External DVD Writer Model SE-218CB/RSBS
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You have to add an external USB based CD/DVD drive. Lenovo makes one, there are many others as well that will work.
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I'm afraid not since AFAIK, the optical drive on the ThinkPad T540p is fixed, not user-removable like the older models that adopts the Ultrabay technology.
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There is no dvd-rom (drive) on this laptop. There is also no VGA connector port. I think that's the trade off for its lightness and thiness. Hope this is helpful.
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the only way you could do that is to hook up an external power source, and then run an e-sata cable from the drive into an e-sata/usb input on the laptop, if it has one. not a viable solution. you need and external dvd model.