or do i have to replace it with the exact same one? i have a dell dimension 2400. where can i find out which ones are compatible? i can't find my answer on the dell website...
2006-10-19 16:15:12 · 7 answers · asked by lovingmommys 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
if wal-mart is selling, Pioneer, NEC, Sony, BenQ, Lite-On, LG, Plextor or any other familiar sounding brand then you are in luck, they are great brands. I highly suggest buying a DVD+-r/rw. They are not much more expensive and are still able to burn CD's as well as DVD's. Make sure that when you install it, you have the power supply unplugged and that the drive is installed and configured the same way as the one you're replacing. As long as it's an internal drive you should be fine. The two brands I really recommend are Pioneer and Lite-On and you can get both pretty cheap with software from
http://www.newegg.com
make sure you get the retail version and that it is configured the same as the one you already have in there.
2006-10-19 16:50:45 · answer #1 · answered by xxplalmxx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-08 17:46:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any CD-RW today will be compatible. You should probably want to consider upgrading to a DVD-RW drive instead. The price is about the same and the DVD burner will still be able to burn CDs.
2006-10-19 16:18:12 · answer #3 · answered by AJ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you get one from walmart, just make sure it is a CD-rw, not a regular cdrom, i think theyre all the same universal size, I bought one from there and am totally fine.
2006-10-19 16:17:37 · answer #4 · answered by wheresheleaves 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Something to keep in mind about the cheap ones is that they will fail sooner.
2006-10-19 16:24:00 · answer #5 · answered by demonicunicorn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can get a cheapee. but it is a walmart CDROM so dont expect alot.... just make sure the pins are the sam(usually IDE ATA) but you might be SATA.... Other than that jumper it as slave and put it in
2006-10-19 16:18:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yea, you can use those cheap ones...
2006-10-19 16:19:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋