A detachable imaging module for an electrostatographic printing apparatus, including: (a) a housing; (b) a cylindrical, rotatable photoreceptor at least partially disposed within the housing, wherein the photoreceptor has a non-imaging area; and (c) a frictional drive apparatus in contact with the non-imaging area for facilitating rotation of the photoreceptor by frictional contact, wherein there is absent a rotational drive gear coupled to the photoreceptor.