Satellite A60: Which drive is compatible?

Hi all, I've got the usual problem, i have a Satellite A60 with the pioneer DVR-K13A and guess whats, it's just out of warentee and it now doesn't read/burn cd's and dvd's.
Tried all the usual fixes, all to no avail.
So im going to replace the drive and my question is which drives can i replace it with? Can i replace it with a SD-R2412 drive?
Any info on direct replacements would be appreciated - thanks in advance.

Hi
This drive should works:
DVD-ROM drive SD-C2612-10E
Supported formats: DVD-R/W, DVD-R(read), DVD-RAM, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW
Unfortunately I dont found more compatible drive but if you want to buy another one you can ask the Toshiba service in your country. There you will get a information about ALL compatible drives and additionally you can order the 100% supported drive.

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