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=== Serial Ultrabay Slim DVD-ROM Drive ===
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=== Serial Ultrabay Slim DVD-ROM Drive (43N3212) ===
 
This is an optical drive that slides into a Serial Ultrabay Slim.
 
This is an optical drive that slides into a Serial Ultrabay Slim.
 
=== Features ===
 
=== Features ===
 
* Read/Write capabilities:
 
* Read/Write capabilities:
 
** CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW (24x read speed)
 
** CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW (24x read speed)
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** DVD-ROM, DVD±R, DVD±R DL, DVD±RW, DVD±RW DL, DVD-RAM (8x read speed)
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** DVD-ROM, DVD±R, DVD±R DL, DVD±RW, DVD±RW DL (8x read speed)
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* Tray-loader
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* Tray loading
 
* Activity LED
 
* Activity LED
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{{footnotes|
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#This model requires its original optical drive's faceplate and mounting bracket to be swapped onto the Serial Ultrabay Slim DVD-ROM Drive, otherwise the drive will not fit in properly. It also requires the black plastic stub located at the back of the DVD-ROM drive to be removed to fit in as well, due to the lack of an eject mechanism (and the fact that it may prevent the drive's installation).
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[[image:UltraBay Slim Optical Drive.gif|192px]]
 
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=== Part numbers ===
 
=== Part numbers ===
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==== Sony Optiarc DDU7940H ====
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==== Sony DDU7940H ====
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* 45N7582, 45N7521
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* 45N7521 (45N7582)
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==== Sony Optiarc DDU7930H ====
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==== Sony DDU7930H ====
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* 45N7521, 45N7520
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* 45N7521 (45N7520)
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==== HL-DL-ST DU20N ====
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==== LG DU20N ====
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* 43N3212, 45N7485, 45N7484
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* 45N7485 (45N7484)
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==== HL-DL-ST DU10N ====
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==== LG DU10N ====
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* 43N3212, 42T2541, 42T2540
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* 42T2541 (42T2540)
 
==== Panasonic UJ8C2 ====
 
==== Panasonic UJ8C2 ====
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* 45N7619, 45N7618
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* 45N7619 (45N7618)
  
 
=== Linux support ===
 
=== Linux support ===
 
If connected at boot time, the drive is normally {{path|/dev/sr0}}.
 
If connected at boot time, the drive is normally {{path|/dev/sr0}}.
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==== Problem regarding reading video DVDs ====
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When playing a region-coded video DVD for the first time using a Linux player, you may get errors such as the following:
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libdvdread: Invalid IFO for VMGM (VIDEO_TS.IFO)
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This is caused by the DVD driver's region never having been set. Use <tt>regionset</tt> to set some region and retry. It is important that you choose the region code wisely, as you will '''not''' be able to read any other regions, and you can only change the region 4 times before it becomes permanent.
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With older drives you could use libdvdread to bypass a drives region restrictions, but this doesn't work in some drives, particularly those from Panasonic. Panasonic DVD drives actually refuse to read out-of-region media, and implement RPC-2 fully. This cannot be worked around in any way short of drive firmware changes, which '''are not''' available anywhere.
  
 
== Models supporting this accessory ==
 
== Models supporting this accessory ==
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* {{W500}}, {{W510}}, {{W520}}, {{W530}}, {{W700}}, {{W700ds}}, {{W701}}, {{W701ds}}
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* {{P70}}{{footnote|1}}, {{P71}}{{footnote|1}}
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* {{T400}}, {{T400s}}, {{T410}}, {{T410i}}, {{T410s}}, {{T410si}}, {{T420}}, {{T420i}}, {{T420s}}, {{T420si}}, {{T430}}, {{T430i}}, {{T430s}}, {{T430si}}, {{T500}}, {{T510}}, {{T510i}}, {{T520}}, {{T520i}}, {{T530}}, {{T530i}}
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* {{W500}}, {{W510}}, {{W520}}, {{W530}}, {{W540}}{{footnote|1}}, {{W541}}{{footnote|1}}, {{W700}}, {{W700ds}}, {{W701}}, {{W701ds}}
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* [[X200 UltraBase]], [[UltraBase Series 3]]
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* {{T400}}, {{T400s}}, {{T410}}, {{T410i}}, {{T410s}}, {{T410si}}, {{T420}}, {{T420i}}, {{T420s}}, {{T420si}}, {{T430}}, {{T430i}}, {{T430s}}, {{T430si}}, {{T440p}}{{footnote|1}}, {{T500}}, {{T510}}, {{T510i}}, {{T520}}, {{T520i}}, {{T530}}, {{T530i}}, {{T540p}}{{footnote|1}}
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* {{L410}}{{footnote|1}}, {{L412}}{{footnote|1}}, {{L420}}{{footnote|1}}, {{L421}}{{footnote|1}}, {{L430}}{{footnote|1}}, {{L440}}{{footnote|1}}, {{L510}}{{footnote|1}}, {{L512}}{{footnote|1}}, {{L520}}{{footnote|1}}, {{L530}}{{footnote|1}}, {{L540}}{{footnote|1}}, {{L560}}{{footnote|1}}, {{L570}}{{footnote|1}}
 
* {{R400}}, {{R500}}
 
* {{R400}}, {{R500}}
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* {{ThinkPad X200 UltraBase}}, {{ThinkPad UltraBase Series 3}}
  
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[[Category:Components]]
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[[Category:Ultrabay Devices]]

Latest revision as of 15:39, 14 October 2020

Serial Ultrabay Slim DVD-ROM Drive (43N3212)

This is an optical drive that slides into a Serial Ultrabay Slim.

Features

  • Read/Write capabilities:
    • CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW (24x read speed)
    • DVD-ROM, DVD±R, DVD±R DL, DVD±RW, DVD±RW DL (8x read speed)
  • Tray loading
  • Activity LED
FOOTNOTES [Δ]
  1. This model requires its original optical drive's faceplate and mounting bracket to be swapped onto the Serial Ultrabay Slim DVD-ROM Drive, otherwise the drive will not fit in properly. It also requires the black plastic stub located at the back of the DVD-ROM drive to be removed to fit in as well, due to the lack of an eject mechanism (and the fact that it may prevent the drive's installation).

UltraBay Slim Optical Drive.gif

Part numbers

Sony DDU7940H

  • 45N7521 (45N7582)

Sony DDU7930H

  • 45N7521 (45N7520)

LG DU20N

  • 45N7485 (45N7484)

LG DU10N

  • 42T2541 (42T2540)

Panasonic UJ8C2

  • 45N7619 (45N7618)

Linux support

If connected at boot time, the drive is normally /dev/sr0.

Problem regarding reading video DVDs

When playing a region-coded video DVD for the first time using a Linux player, you may get errors such as the following: 

libdvdread: Invalid IFO for VMGM (VIDEO_TS.IFO)

This is caused by the DVD driver's region never having been set. Use regionset to set some region and retry. It is important that you choose the region code wisely, as you will not be able to read any other regions, and you can only change the region 4 times before it becomes permanent.

With older drives you could use libdvdread to bypass a drives region restrictions, but this doesn't work in some drives, particularly those from Panasonic. Panasonic DVD drives actually refuse to read out-of-region media, and implement RPC-2 fully. This cannot be worked around in any way short of drive firmware changes, which are not available anywhere.

Models supporting this accessory

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