2007-02-02 10:15:59 · 8 answers · asked by cynshar 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
Yes, that would be very simple to do. Just open the case, unscrew the current CD-rom drive. Unplug the Cable, power supply and possibly a small audio cable, and slide it out. Then just connect the new one the same way the old one was connected. The hardest part if finding out how your case opens.
Be sure to be carefull when plugging in the IDE cable. that's the one with two long rows of pins. There is one pin missing on the drive and one hole missing on the cable. Be sure it is the right way befor you shove it together or you will bend a pin. If you have a flat wide cable, it should have a stripe (red or grey) on one side. The strip should be next to the power connector. ( which is the plastic four pin thing)
I am also assuming you will want an IDE drive not an SATA drive. SATA drive are very new to CD/DVD roms and I doubt that is what your old one was.
If for any reason the new DVD drive doesn't work, check the small jumper pin in the back near where you plugged in the other cables. If your system has more than one hard drive or is set up in a special way, this small little pin connector may have to be moved.
Most of the time, there is one hard drive, which is a master drive connected to one IDE connector on the mother board and one Cd or DVD drive that is also a master connected to the second IDE connector on the mother board. The new drive should already have the pin connector set to Master because most computers need it that way. But like I said, if it doesn't work, just move the little pin to the Slave setting. The drive should come with a picture printed on the drive or on instructions to tell you where to put the pin. Don't put the pin in the "cable select" possitions, that seems to never work right. Use either master or slave.
2007-02-02 10:48:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can replace the existing drive. Or if you have an empty bay to put a second drive into, you can have two drives. Makes it easier to copy CDs with two drives. You will probably have to run the CD that comes with the DVD drive to add the DVD player program and the DVD burner program.
2007-02-02 10:20:04 · answer #2 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
proper-click on my pc. decide on gadget manager. proper click on the gadget less than CD ROM drives and decide replace motive force. If that would not artwork. Uninstall it. Then on the proper on my pc proper click and decide experiment hardware for changes. the motive force will re-set up. If that would not artwork both your disk is undesirable or the force is broke. you may also attempt reseating the connections to the force and mobo. now and again that works.
2016-12-03 09:13:10 · answer #3 · answered by kuebler 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-02-02 10:17:56 · answer #4 · answered by Arcking 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure can.
You have the option of either completely replacing your current drive with a new one or simply adding in another drive and having them both.
Either choice will work.
2007-02-02 10:27:29 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes,
simply unplug the machine, unplug the old cdrom, insert the new dvd drive and switch back on
here is a step by step guide
http://www.pcmech.com/show/multimedia/82/
2007-02-02 10:21:22 · answer #6 · answered by allen j 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yup, just a simple swap. provided of course you know how to swap them out.
2007-02-02 10:18:39 · answer #7 · answered by jcr3_2002 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes.
2007-02-02 10:19:02 · answer #8 · answered by eriq p 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋