DVD Drive

[nil8]

Different models of laptops are made differently, even from the same class.
Is it just an inspirion 6000 or is it a 6200 or 6500p or what?

[nil8]

Dell has some outlandish prices on their replacement parts.
I suggest jumping on ebay or using newegg. Laptop optical drives are fairly compatible, but verify this before you spend money. It could be an issue.

http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...0/en/index.htm

HTML Documents ->Service Manual -> Download*
It's a zip file, unpack the files and open begin0.htm
Read this page, take out the battery like it says.
Scroll to the bottom, Click the 'Back to Contents Page' link, then click optical drive. There should be one or two screws that hold the unit in place. The optical drive page contains the instructions necessary.

*I couldn't get the web view to work, it would timeout.

Good luck.

[Dem Pyros]

Different models of laptops are made differently, even from the same class.
Is it just an inspirion 6000 or is it a 6200 or 6500p or what?

Yeah, it's just a 6000.

Dell has some outlandish prices on their replacement parts.
I suggest jumping on ebay or using newegg. Laptop optical drives are fairly compatible, but verify this before you spend money. It could be an issue.

http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...0/en/index.htm

HTML Documents ->Service Manual -> Download*
It's a zip file, unpack the files and open begin0.htm
Read this page, take out the battery like it says.
Scroll to the bottom, Click the 'Back to Contents Page' link, then click optical drive. There should be one or two screws that hold the unit in place. The optical drive page contains the instructions necessary.

*I couldn't get the web view to work, it would timeout.

Good luck.

I went to newegg and only saw two DVD drives that were slim....but they were still fairly expensive compared to desktop drives, but this should be expected because of size.

I'll try the website, thanks.