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Discussion in 'PC hardware help' started by JagMan, Apr 16, 2005.

  1. JagMan

    JagMan Regular member

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    hey can anyone tell me how to install a dvd burner into my computer
     
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    Liez4Love Regular member

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    When you mean install, do you mean as installing a new dvd drive? or just software to do it.
     
  3. JagMan

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    oh i mean a new dvd burn not software
     
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    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    what drives do you have now??
     
  5. Liez4Love

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    first you have to find the dvd drive you want, with burning capabillites, * i would recomend zipzoomfly.com and xpcgear.com * next when you have it, you have to make sure you there are expansion bays on your case, next if all those apply above, open your case, place in correst spot, and plug the IDE cable to the dvd drive, and the power supply plug in,, i hope this explains, i suck at teaching , so let me know if you mist something.
     
  6. JagMan

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    oh k it that i want to buy a dvd burner tommorow but do i need like a spelifce dvd burner for my computer or can i use any dvd burn oh and my computer is a emachines
     
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    iight my bad im srry
     
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    oh my ram is 375 and it is a window xp with a 40gb and a dvd play and a cd rw and i dont know how much hp are left can u tell me how do i find that out
     
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    do a right click on your c:drive either in my computer or thru windows explorer. than click on properties which will tell you what size id drive is, whats used & what is free. how many 5.25" bays do you have & are any empty??
     
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    oh used is 4.31 and free is 32.9
     
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    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    & what bays do you have left as it appears you have a dvd drive & a cd writer drive
     
  13. Liez4Love

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    do you know your way around a computer from the inside? like the IDE ports, and the power supply ??
     
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    how do i check my bay
     
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    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    same size as your cd/dvd rom drives but with a blank faceplate if you have an empty bay.

    Liez4Love, i don't think he knows by his last post
     
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    you could buy from a local seller and ask them to install it
     
  17. Liez4Love

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    installing a dvd drive is easy, just look at your computer right now, at the inside, do you see how your dvd drive is in? do the same exact with the new drive,
     
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    except you have to uninstall the old one, and install the new one
    through software
     
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