DVD Drive
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Matt Vinyl
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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!
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Re: DVD Drive
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.
Bollocks to all you idiots!
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Re: DVD Drive
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.
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Matt Vinyl
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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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