2.9.2 Recommended optical drive dimension

You must consider the following optical drive requirements when installing a new optical drive or replacing a defective one.

We recommend that you install and use an ASUS optical drive on this system.

Optical drive buttons

The stop/eject button area of the DVD/CD-ROM drive should be less than or equal to 21.9 millimeters from the right edge of the drive.

21.9mm

Optical drive tray

The optical drive tray door should not exceed 4.5 millimeters from the bottom edge of the drive tray. The height of the bottom edge of the drive tray should be less than or equal to 13 millimeters in parallel with the lower drive screw holes.

13mm

4.5mm

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