Replacing a dvd burner

I have a HP Pavilion dv6-6c54nr, Windows 7 64 bit. I have some experience with desktops but I have never opened up a laptop. My dvd burner needs replacing, I'm told it will have instructions, hopefully they are good. Any pointers? Thanks.
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it was only burning at 4x even though 47x was requested.
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