installing a cd / dvd rw
I have been trying to install anew cd .dvd rw on my pc but so far, my pc is not recognizing the cd /dvd rw.
We currently have a dvd cd rom that works; we just want to replace that with a cd /dvd rw.
From what I have read, you can use the same cable and plug the cable in the dvd rw just like it is with the current cd rom.
Any ideas why my pc is not recognizing it?
We currently have a dvd cd rom that works; we just want to replace that with a cd /dvd rw.
From what I have read, you can use the same cable and plug the cable in the dvd rw just like it is with the current cd rom.
Any ideas why my pc is not recognizing it?
Lee W, MVP
Have you set the jumpers on the new drive? Typically, if your existing drive is set as a "Master" drive, then this drive must be set as a "Slave" drive. And vice-versa. OR, you could set BOTH drives to CS (Cable Select). However, I've sometimes had problems getting CS set drives working correctly.
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wow, that was quick, thanks Leew.
I removed the old cd /dvd rom without removing the jumpers.
Basically, the same jumper used for the old one is the one I am using for this one.
Shouldn't that have worked?
I removed the old cd /dvd rom without removing the jumpers.
Basically, the same jumper used for the old one is the one I am using for this one.
Shouldn't that have worked?
Yes that should have worked. Is this the only CD/DVD drive in the system?
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Yes!
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I will do that but my problem is this:
shouldn't the system recognize the dvd as a new hardware, like "New Hardware Found"?
shouldn't the system recognize the dvd as a new hardware, like "New Hardware Found"?
Not necessarily - Optical drives usually use generic drivers in Windows, so the driver for the old should work with the new.
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I tried that but it still didn't recognize the new cd / dvd rw.
BTW: when I log off my pc, it says: "It is now safe to turn off your pc"
Is there a way to set the pc to shut down automatically when the shutdown process is initiated?
sorry to digress from the real issue.
... and thanks for the assistance.
BTW: when I log off my pc, it says: "It is now safe to turn off your pc"
Is there a way to set the pc to shut down automatically when the shutdown process is initiated?
sorry to digress from the real issue.
... and thanks for the assistance.
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BTW: when I log off my pc, it says: "It is now safe to turn off your pc"
Is there a way to set the pc to shut down automatically when the shutdown process is initiated?
I figured this one out.
Is there a way to set the pc to shut down automatically when the shutdown process is initiated?
I figured this one out.
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I fixed it.
There is this thing called shunt. It was stuck in a different hole.
As soon as I realized that and inserted it into the right drive, it started working.
Thanks all for all the assistance.
There is this thing called shunt. It was stuck in a different hole.
As soon as I realized that and inserted it into the right drive, it started working.
Thanks all for all the assistance.
Thank you much. : )
>> thing called shunt << I forgot all about that. : / Glad you figured it out.
>> thing called shunt << I forgot all about that. : / Glad you figured it out.