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Have Infinia 7202 and want to replace CD Drive which is ATAPI. I don't know what ATAPI means? Do I have to replace with another ATAPI CD Drive or can I use any IDE CD Drive? If either, which is easiest considering software involved and what do you suggest? Thanks.
Howdy, Don't get to caught up in the computer talk. ATAPI and EIDE are basicly the same thing. If you go out and buy any new EIDE CD-ROM it is going to be ATAPI compliant, it basicly just means you have to set the jumper on the drive to tell the system where it belongs as in a master or a slave just like hard drives. So as long as the drive is EIDE or IDE as it is mistakenly called you have nothing to worry about besides maybe setting the jumper to master or slave, just take note of what you're current one is set at and install the new as the same.
Laters,
Kevin The Tech Dude.
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Response Number 2
Name: Bruce Date: May 11, 1999 at 16:29:22 Pacific
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I have a Toshiba 7160, I feel your pain.
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Response Number 3
Name: SERGIO IBAŅEZ Date: July 14, 2000 at 08:45:25 Pacific
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Por favor necesito me indiquen de donde puedo bajar el software para inatalar mi lector CD ATAPI 44x max Gracias
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Response Number 4
Name: Adlin Date: October 30, 2000 at 21:35:17 Pacific
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I have a Toshiba ATAPI CD-ROM Version 1.6985 and I can't find a driver for it. Does anybody knows where to find it? Response appreciated
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