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How to remove the optical drive

i was wondering if permanently removing the optical drive from the laptop will help its battery life and if any problems will occur if i just take the optical drive out and not put anything there?

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Not really going to save you any battery life. It's only active when you insert a CD/DVD disk. The little drain in standby is so little it's not going to help.

If battery life is an issue I would check your systems battery, do you need a new battery? Then look at what apps are running which could be chewing CPU cycles. Of course review your systems settings

Next things I would look into is getting an external battery pack and you might think about changing out your HD for a SSD but that may not be practical.

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Dan is correct, the optical drive does not consume much from your battery when not in use. By removing the drive you will create a Frankenstein that allows dust into the electronics through the empty space or need to cover it with a less aesthetically pleasing item than the drive itself. Please tell us more about why you are concerned with battery life.

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