How to open up a PC's internal optical drive (CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, CD or DVD writer (burner), etc.)

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WARNING - I will NOT be held responsible for any damages the methods shown in this video may cause to yours or someone else's hardware, including loss of use of such devices and/or loss of profits from the resulting inability to use such devices. Any information you choose to put into use from this video is done AT YOUR OWN RISK.

This video will show you how to open up a PC's internal optical drive, such as a CD-ROM drive, DVD-ROM drive, a CD or DVD writer ( burner ), etc. Through this method, you can access the drive's electronics and mechanisms to perform various maintenance tasks. The drive I take apart in this video is an LG Super-Multi DVD Drive model GSA-4163B.



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