Tecra A8-EZ8312 DVD Drive Replacement Compatability??

Hi All..
Working on a clients Tecra A8-EZ8312 to replace the dead DVD drive.
For whatever reason Toshiba apparently is hardware specific?
What's so special about the DVD Drives that the Bios wont recognize a basic DVD replacement Drive?
Does anyone know what drives are compatable with the Tecra?
Please don't answer with "Call Toshiba for a replacement drive". There's a better answer out there.
Anyone have experience with this?

Tecra A8-EZ8312 (PTA83U-03202C)
These two part numbers will for sure work.
P000480110 & P000463850
-Jerry

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