Repairing or Upgrading of Optical Drives (CD,DVD,MO) for Laptops and Notebooks

Here links to do-it-yourself repair and upgrade instructions for CD, DVD and MO drives of laptops and notebooks.

Acer TravelMate 513T	How to change the CD-Drive. Upgrading the hard drive (in German).
Apple iBook	Hard drive and CD removal tips, including helpful pictures.
Apple iBook G3 Clamshell (Indigo)	Bezel modification for new optical drive.
Apple iBook G4	Sliced Apple: adding internal BlueTooth. Antenna modification for improved BlueTooth range. Interval hard drive replacement. Adding a SuperDrive (CDRW/DVD-ROM).
Apple iBook G4	DVD-R (SuperDrive) upgrade (in German).
Apple iBook G4 12''	Take apart instructions, adding a 2x SuperDrive (DVD burner).
Apple iBook G4 12''	Adding a 4x SuperDrive (DVD burner).
Apple PowerBook G4 12''	A movile about a MCE Tech 16X Dual Layer Superdrive upgrade, new 100GB Hard Drive, and custom-made colorful rainbow logo.
Apple PowerBook 1400	Take apart pictures, overclocking. Examination and Repair of a Floppy Module. Examination and Repair of a CD ROM Module (12x). Putting in a 24 x CD ROM.
Apple PowerBook G3 Wallstreet	Taking apart the CDRW/DVD combo drive.
Fujitsu Amilo A A6600 / A7600 (CY26/FY26)	Upgrade of the optical drive to DVD-RW (in German).
Fujitsu P-2120	CD-RW upgrade.
IBM ThinkPad 560	How to install a 3,5'' 15GB IBM harddisk and a 8x CD-ROM drive inside.
IBM ThinkPad (misc. models)	How to build your own UltraBay drive. Survey of UltraBay 2000 drives (CD/DVD) and compatible alternative drives.
IBM ThinkPad T21	Commented photo manual about upgrading an UltraBay 2000 drive (DVD-ROM Hitachi GD-S200 -> DVD+-RW NEC ND-6650A (in Czech).
Medion MD9703	An illustrated DVD-ROM replacement HOWTO.
Panasonic CF-48	CD-ROM drive replacemnt.
Sony VAIO PCG-F807K	Replacing the CD drive.
Sony VAIO PCG-FX210	DVD drive replacement instructions and pictures.
Sony VAIO PCG-S360S	Three upgrade guides: hard drive replacement, CPU change and CD/DVD drive enhancement.
Toshiba Satellite 4100XDVD	Tear down manual and pictures.
Toshiba Satellite 5205	How to remove and replace laptop DVD/CD-rom drive.
Toshiba Satellite Pro 4290	Master/Slave-Jumper for CD-RW, for changing the CD to DVD/CD-RW Combo drive (in German).

HOWTOs and FAQs

• SlimLine FAQ [PDF] - Everything you need to know about SlimLine drives for laptops and notebooks (CD-ROM, DVD, CD-RW/Combo, DVD-RW) (in German).