installing CD-RW without CD-rom
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Original Message
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Name: Jeff
Date: November 19, 2002 at 16:23:08 Pacific
Subject: installing CD-RW without CD-romOS: WIn Me 2000CPU/Ram: 200mHz/144 |
Comment: I have an old Dell notebook (inpsiron 3000), with Win Me. the CD-rom is not working anymore. I want to backup some of my files. I want to install an external CD-RW, but how can I install one without CD-ROM?
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Response Number 1
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Name: david
Date: November 19, 2002 at 16:38:48 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)pull the DEAD cd rom out of the case put the cd writer in its place on that cable, hook the little wire *sound* up as like the same as the cd rom, and make sure the jumper its set as MASTER on the back of the cd writer, and your all set. boot it up and windows should install the drivers.
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Response Number 2
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Name: samsamha
Date: November 19, 2002 at 23:36:12 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)usually it's yes. The drive is most likely to be recognized by your computer if not as cdrw, at least as a cdrom so you can install any necessary drivers. Alternatively, you can always go online and download the driver before you plug in the drive. Then you plug the driver and install the driver that you downloaded from the web.
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Response Number 3
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Name: Sabot
Date: November 20, 2002 at 09:57:50 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)David...this person has a laptop! heh...anyways...ya samsamha is correct...winME's database may pick up your drive...doubtfully though. even if it doesn't you should be able to go to the manufacturers website and DL the *.inf or drivers to make it work. See external drives usually setup a virtual SCSI controller to interact correctly with your system...the 4 IDE device law. bah.
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