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premier74

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7. September 2005 @ 03:01

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Hi all. I have just taken out my old cdrw drive from my packard bell computer and replaced it with a NEC ND3540 dvd/rw. There is no power at all it seems (the tray will not open). I tried the 'add new hardware' but my comp does not list my new drive at all. I read the stickies but I still can't find a soloution. the NEC did not come with any extra cables so I'm thinking that as my comp never had a dvd/rw on it before it needs different wiring?.
any help for a total noob would be greatly appreciated

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Car.Mike

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7. September 2005 @ 06:23

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premier74 ,
When you took the CD Drive out all you had to do is connect it up the same way that it was connected before. The CD Drive should have had a power cable ( small white plastic ) connected to it and the other connection goes to the IDE Channel.
Take the drive out and try the drive in a friends computer. If it does not work there then the drive could be bad and needs to be returned

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arniebear

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7. September 2005 @ 06:41

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Also make sure your jumper is set correctly, you can look in the manual, or go here for online manual.

http://support.necsam.com/oem/cd-rom/NEC_DVD_CD_quickstartguide.pdf

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premier74

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7. September 2005 @ 06:43

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thanks for the advice mate.
I finally managed to get power but now it will not read any cd's. Nero recognises the writer but when I try to burn anything It asks me to insert a blank cd. Also when I put in a cd or dvd original it does not recognise it. All the correct drivers are installed though I hav'nt updated the firmware yet due to warranty issues. I will try it on a mates comp when i get the chance unless there are any other suggestions?

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premier74

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7. September 2005 @ 06:48

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Will use the manual, thankyou for that arniebear , but the link seems to be down at the moment.

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arniebear

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7. September 2005 @ 06:51

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I just tried and the link comes right up. Do you have Adobe Reader installed so you can view pdf files?

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premier74

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7. September 2005 @ 07:00

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Link would not work in ie for some reason but i got it to work direct from the ip. will read through and see where I've gone wrong then post my findings. Thanks for the help

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premier74

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7. September 2005 @ 07:49

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No joy Im afraid. I bloody hate computers. I'll try it in a mates comp and see what happens

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