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More info?)
Well I am not sure if the expansion unit will be with the notebook, so I
will only really know when it arrives, the USP shipping weight is nearly 7
lbs, cannot find a weight for the notebook with and without the docking bay.
From Cnet they give the weight as a little over 3lbs, so it may be that the
docking bay is with it.
Patrick
"Merlin" <nothere@Hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> If you have not bought the expansion unit with it
> then USB is your only option.
> The 510 has no internal CD or FDD
> The expansion unit is not really a portable device.
> Have a look
>
http://h200004.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/lpi05913/lpi05913.pdf
>
>
> "IrishDxx" <IrishDxx@mydomain.com> wrote in message
> news:ME3bd.17161$54.286495@typhoon.sonic.net...
>> The unit has been bought on eBay and I have not received it yet, it was
>> stated that there was no cd drive or floppy drive. I have considered a
>> usb drive BUT from a travel perspective (especially on airplanes) an
>> internal drive would be preferable.
>> Patrick
>>
>>
>> "Merlin" <nothere@Hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:ckhlh2$86t$1@hercules.btinternet.com...
>>>
>>> "IrishDxx" <IrishDxx@mydomain.com> wrote in message
>>> news:Y1Fad.17011$54.282119@typhoon.sonic.net...
>>>> Will any notebook replace cd drive work with the Omnibook 510 OR does
>>>> it have to be a specific HP model?
>>>> TIA
>>>> Patrick
>>>>
>>> If my memory is correct the 510 has a separate
>>> expansion unit for the CD drive and I presume
>>> that yours has a fault. I have repaired a few of
>>> these where the CD or DVD is not detected
>>> by the OS and it has turned out to be a fault in
>>> the base unit itself. Even though the FDD was
>>> detected in the same slot.
>>> Have you thought of a USB drive as a alternative
>>> cheaper option.
>>>
>>
>>
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