Hi all. I have just taken out my old cdrw drive from my packard bell computer and replaced it with a NEC ND3540 dvd/rw. There is no power at all it seems (the tray will not open). I tried the 'add new hardware' but my comp does not list my new drive at all. I read the stickies but I still can't find a soloution. the NEC did not come with any extra cables so I'm thinking that as my comp never had a dvd/rw on it before it needs different wiring?. any help for a total noob would be greatly appreciated
premier74 , When you took the CD Drive out all you had to do is connect it up the same way that it was connected before. The CD Drive should have had a power cable ( small white plastic ) connected to it and the other connection goes to the IDE Channel. Take the drive out and try the drive in a friends computer. If it does not work there then the drive could be bad and needs to be returned
Also make sure your jumper is set correctly, you can look in the manual, or go here for online manual. http://support.necsam.com/oem/cd-rom/NEC_DVD_CD_quickstartguide.pdf
thanks for the advice mate. I finally managed to get power but now it will not read any cd's. Nero recognises the writer but when I try to burn anything It asks me to insert a blank cd. Also when I put in a cd or dvd original it does not recognise it. All the correct drivers are installed though I hav'nt updated the firmware yet due to warranty issues. I will try it on a mates comp when i get the chance unless there are any other suggestions?
I just tried and the link comes right up. Do you have Adobe Reader installed so you can view pdf files?
Link would not work in ie for some reason but i got it to work direct from the ip. will read through and see where I've gone wrong then post my findings. Thanks for the help
Hooked it up to a friends computer and getting the exact same problems. Guess i'll pack it up and send it back. Cheers for the help anyway.
