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10-11-2007, 10:12 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: New York
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OS: Win XP SP3 / Windows 7 Beta / Open Suse
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Re: Reclusive Laptop Challenge
Hi,
The 358956-001 is the part number for the CD ROM for a compaq armada 6500 series notebook. This one should work. Here is another link: http://partsurfer.hp.com/cgi-bin/spi...%3F&catsel=%3F This list both CD Rom And DVD Rom with the aproppiate replacement part numbers. Thanks, Bill PS. I do not think it is required to disassemble the laptop to find the correct CD-Rom |
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10-11-2007, 02:57 PM
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Re: Reclusive Laptop Challenge
I'd pop the drive out, drop it into an IDE->USB caddy and put the files onto the drive in some folder. Then I'd slap it back into the laptop and install.
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10-12-2007, 06:12 AM
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Re: Reclusive Laptop Challenge
I would just do the following:
1. Signup here: http://www.ecosse.net/ (You said you had a dialup modem) 2. Get the drivers for the ethernet card This should only cost you about 10 pounds if you are fast, And you won't have to go and buy a CD-Rom drive |
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10-12-2007, 10:28 AM
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Re: Reclusive Laptop Challenge
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 . Anyway, that link is very convincing! But I'm still unsure about the connector.An Armada 6500, according to that link, comes with a Toshiba XM-1802B cd rom drive. Fair enough, but when I googled it to find a picture of the connector I didn't find any, but apparently according to this list of specs, it's an ATAPI connector. I searched image search for an image of an ATAPI connector, and got this. Now although in the same position as my laptop's connector, it looks substantially different to my connector:  *worry* |
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10-12-2007, 08:19 PM
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Re: Reclusive Laptop Challenge
Hi,
I believe the CD-rom posted earlier will work as long as it is an armada 6500 Did you get a chance to look at Tech-Cameron's idea (If the modem works) Also ebackhus's idea is also a good one (Thanks you guys for the ideas) Here are a couple of links as to what ebackhus brought up: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16812156101 http://www.cablestogo.com/product.as...=906&sku=17705 These are just another option, but the laptop won't due you much good without a CD-Rom. Thanks, Bill |
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