Are PS3 Blu-Ray drives interchangeble?

[Ljay]

Are they matched/keyed to mobo(like 360 DVD drive) or can you swap them around between PS3 drives?

[ozchips]

you can just swap them mate

[Ljay]

Ok cool thanks OZ

[Ljay]

Just incase anyone is interested, the drives are region coded & cannot be swapped unless its from the same region......have swapped NTSC J to NTSC U & PAL....no go.

[cwispy]

Thats a handy one to know. Thanks Ljay.

[Ljay]

Not a problem .....had to learn the hard way as I took Oz's post the wrong way..lol

[ozchips]

actually did not know you could not put a laser in from another region machine , thanks for the info ljay (just ordered a new laser for a US machine , spose I better order another lol) but you can do a swap from one machine to another

[Ljay]

Oz, the lasers are interchangeable just not the drives,,ie if u have a NTSC U drive & put it in a PAL PS3, it wont work

[ozchips]

now it is my turn to not understand your post lol , I knew that one
damn and I ordered another one as well lol

[Ljay]

Dont worry...u will go thru them like hotcakes...lol
I already have done 2 today!

[ben10]

I've just replace the laser, but somehow it took me many attempts to align the top plastic cover of the drive before it actually work.
Is there an easier way?