Satellite L30-134 - CD/DVD drive replacement

Hello All
I hope I can get a little help here.
I recently lost my CD-ROM drive on my L30 and want to replace it. What I could do with is an exploded diagram for the nuts and bolts bit, and the model number of the CD-ROM drive or a compatable replacement if anyone knows of one?
I have carefully removed the screw from the case but seem to have some sort of fixing in the centre that I cant fathom, no screw showing, but it seems firmly attached.
Thanks for any advice
John

Hiya Luke
Yeah, i should imagine a user manual would list compatible replacements, but unfortunately, i dont have one.
I kinda figured that not every cd rom drive would work, there are a fair few on ebay and just wondered if anyone knew of a good replacement having had to do a similar job.
I still have the problem of not being able to get the laptop apart enough to get to the mounting hardware,
so if anyone has a good idea of how this unit comes apart i would be very grateful.
I have triple checked that all the screws are out, but there seems to be something bang in the middle of the unit holding it together, almost directly underneath the "space" bar, yet i cant find any trace of a screw. Most annoying, as if i could get the unit apart and remove the cd drive, THEN i could get the model number of the drive and do a little more of an informed search.
Cheers all
john

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