Slim drive compatibility

Slim Line Optical Compatibility MAC / PC
Size:
Slim line optical size are always 12.7mm height, just recently some manufactures released SuperSlim 9.5mm height "thickness." Although small, these lack in performance.
Physical Dimension:
One simple answer: they are all the same! Manufacturer's follow set standards just like hard drives, so don't ask yourself if the drive will fit. If your system uses slim 12.7mm drives like the pictured below, then it will fit!

Some OEMs like DELL and HP use a shell case that envelops the CD or DVD drive. In this case one must remove the old drive from the shell case and replace / upgrade the internal bare drive. Bare drive without shell casing, rail, or adapter will always look like this......

Bezel / Front plate.
Dell and HP often use their own stylish bezel. A generic black bezel such as the one in this picture may not match the color or shape of your system. Apple "the smarter one" uses slot load slim drive and place their drive inside the computer eliminating the need for a front bezel completely.
Compatibility.
Like hard drives, Slim CD/DVD must be set to ether slave or master. Because there is no jumper on the drive to change one to another it is important to know if your system requires the drive to be set as a Master. Apple and a few Toshiba systems require Master drives, however most use Cable Select-Slave / Master. Typically the drive is set to master or slave by the system cable configuration. If the optical drive is not configured properly, it will not be detected by the BIOS or you will get IDE #1 error when you start the system.
Apple Users.
All Apple / MAC which use Slim Line require a Master Drive. Check out this site for a great “How To” guide for MAC: http://www.ifixit.com/guide

Toshiba Users.
If you own a Toshiba notebook, chances are your optical drive is Master inverted C-SEL. If you update your optical drive with anything other then inverted C-SEL you will get the infamous IDE #1 error during boot. From our web site www.centrix-intl.com search keyword"inverted".

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03/2006
Toshiba SD-R6472 is set by default as CS-Slave. Sold out
NEC ND-6500 is set by default as CS-Master. Sold out

07/2006
Pioneer DVR-K05 Firmware Rev 1.30 C-SEL Master. Come with generic black bezel. See Picture
Pioneer DVR-K05PD Apple Firmware C-SEL Master. Bezel not included unless requested See Picture
Pioneer DVR-K05-M Master Inverted C-SEL. Come with generic black bezel. See Picture
Panasonic UJ-840 Frimware Rev 1.41 C-SEL. Come with generic black bezel. See Picture
Sony DW-Q58A C-SEL. Come with generic black bezel. See Picture
Toshiba TSST TS-L532A / SD-R6472 C-SEL. Come with generic black bezel. Sold out
Toshiba TSST TS-L532A-M Master Inverted C-SEL. Come with generic black bezel. Sold out

08/2006
DVR-K05 reject disk "My drive does not accept CD or DVD disk, It reject all of them" solution here
Many thanks to Marco Kathuria who provided this information.
11/2006
NEC ND-6500 Available generic black bezel. Sold out
NEC ND-6100 Available generic black bezel. See Picture
07/2007
Toshiba TSST TS-L532A + DVD-RAM Come with generic black bezel See Picture
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We cannot confirm system-specific compatibility. The pertinent issues are above.
Centrix International Corp www.centrix-intl.com