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how to do upgrade with cd player

I have a Dell Precision 490 workstation that is currently running Windows XP. I am trying to upgraded to Windows 7. Hardware wise, it only has a CD player. How do I get the operating system on the 490? Is flagging down a DVD player my only option?
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That is a good point.  Be sure to get the right one for your system.  It could either be SATA or PATA.
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I was able to scavenge up a DVD player from another machine that worked. On the third try. Trying to find a third party driver is murder though. Thanks everyone for your help.
not sure what driver you mean
the dvd driver
afaik dvd drivers are inbuilt in windows..