DVD Drive
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:54 am
My DVD Drive has packed up on my pc, is it just a case of replacing it, disconnecting the old one and connecting the new one?
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Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 12:24 pm
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 12:46 pm
If it's a desktop PC, you should be able to replace it easily (and cheaply!). Just literally a case of unplugging the old one (slotting it out of the casing, too) and inserting the new one.
Laptops, are more bloody involved - don't I know it!
Laptops, are more bloody involved - don't I know it!
Re: DVD Drive
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 12:50 pm
bigv038 wrote:My DVD Drive has packed up on my pc, is it just a case of replacing it, disconnecting the old one and connecting the new one?
Yeh, if its a couple of years old its more than likely an IDE drive (connector is a 40pin rectangle shape). So be careful to pick an IDE model and not a SCSI / SATA.
Check the jumper settings on your existing drive to see if its M, S or CS (master, slave or cable-select) and replicate this on your new drive.
http://www.ebuyer.com are usually good on prices + service.
Re: DVD Drive
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 1:02 pm
Yeah it's a desktop PC thankfully and that's what I thought, thanks for confirmingMatt Vinyl wrote:If it's a desktop PC, you should be able to replace it easily (and cheaply!). Just literally a case of unplugging the old one (slotting it out of the casing, too) and inserting the new one.
Laptops, are more bloody involved - don't I know it!
Got a replacement already, but thanks anyway very helpful!Slammer wrote:bigv038 wrote:My DVD Drive has packed up on my pc, is it just a case of replacing it, disconnecting the old one and connecting the new one?
Yeh, if its a couple of years old its more than likely an IDE drive (connector is a 40pin rectangle shape). So be careful to pick an IDE model and not a SCSI / SATA.
Check the jumper settings on your existing drive to see if its M, S or CS (master, slave or cable-select) and replicate this on your new drive.
http://www.ebuyer.com are usually good on prices + service.
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 1:04 pm
Great site that! I managed to get a really high-performance gaming PC from those guys for a shade over £600 notes - by buying all the parts separately and building it myself. The ONLY way to buy a PC...
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 1:11 pm
Great site that! I managed to get a really high-performance gaming PC from those guys for a shade over £600 notes - by buying all the parts separately and building it myself. The ONLY way to buy a PC... ]Matt Vinyl wrote:
Yep! You got that right...
I built mine from bits (ebuyer.com / scan.co.uk and a few cabling bits from ebay.co.uk)
This picture was when I was still putting it together with the temperature sensors stuck on with tape LOL, a year later, its still the same...
Made the mistake of putting Vista x64 Ultimate on it, eek, what a load of shit.
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