2006-11-25 08:51:06 · 4 answers · asked by Rayve 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Buy a new one, get the old out, put the new in. It's easy methods, just be careful in connecting the power and cable.
2006-11-25 08:53:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Turn the PC off.
Take both side covers off the PC.
On the drive you want to replace, gently remove the gray IDE cable from the drive.
Remove the 4 wire power connector from the drive. You might have to use a little force with this one. Sometimes they come off hard.
Remove the two screws from each side of the drive.
Push the drive out towards the front of the PC. It will come right out the front of the bay it is in.
On the back of the new drive, make sure the little jumper is in the "cable select" position. If not, move it to that position.
Slide the new drive into the bay from the front of the PC.
Install the 2 screws in each side of the CD drive.
Replace the gray IDE cable onto the drive connector.
Replace the 4 wire power connector
Boot the PC up and make sure the drive is recognized and that it works.
If it works okay, put the two side covers back on the PC and you are all set to go.
Hope this helps.
2006-11-25 09:06:19 · answer #2 · answered by Dick 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First, take the computer apart, that is open it up and see if you can get the old one out. Typically there are 4-8 screws holding the CD drive in a sheet metal bay and 3 connectors to the drive, a power connector, a ATA/IDE interface ribbon cable, and an audio set of two wires. Notice how your drive is installed.
If this seems complicated to you, take it to an expert.
Then remove the drive, and take it with you to the store. You probably want to upgrade to something like a Dual Layer DVD drive because the are so cheap and flexible now.
Notice the form factor ... ie. size of your orginal drive and get one the same or smaller so it will fit.
Buy a new drive, take it home and Install the drive the opposite of what you did to take the old one out.
IMPORTANT NOTE - You need to verify that they new drive is set to be the slave device on your controller. Usually this is set via a group of three jumpers in the rear of the drive where the cables plug in by having a little jumper over either the master, slave or cable select settings.
Replace everything and reboot. Should all be automatic assuming you have a relatively recent version of windows.
2006-11-25 09:04:21 · answer #3 · answered by themountainviewguy 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Take it to a computer repair shop and have them do it for you.
2006-11-25 08:54:31 · answer #4 · answered by My Evil Twin 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋