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jikemeier
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_ 		3. August 2001 @ 14:28 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i just got a dvd rom drive and my system won't recognize that its there. Is there a program that i need to put on my system first so it will read it or what? Any help will be much appreciated. Thanks
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Ketola
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_ 		7. August 2001 @ 03:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Which OS are you running? Does your BIOS detect the drive at boot time?

And no, under Windows OSes there is no need for a driver for a DVD-ROM drive.

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jikemeier
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_ 		7. August 2001 @ 08:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i am using windows 98. When i boot it doesn't say anything to the effect of there being new hardware on the computer and what not. I know that with other drives that i have bought i needed a program on there first which came with the drive but this one was bought used from family and there was no disk.
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Ketola
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_ 		7. August 2001 @ 12:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
First you need to make sure that the computer itself (not Windows) recognizes the drive. It's impossible to give precise instructions. You should consult your computer's / motherboard's instructions manual and verify that you have connected and jumpered the DVD drive properly.

When the BIOS detects the drive at boot time, Windows adds it to the system configuration automatically.
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jikemeier
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_ 		7. August 2001 @ 13:39 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i checked the manual and changed some stuff like it said and it still didn't work. i am sure that it is hooked up correctly so i don't think that that is the problem. Any other advice would be appreciated but if there isn't any thanks for all the help so far.
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Ketola
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_ 		7. August 2001 @ 17:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
DVD drives are 100% Plug&Play, so if it's hooked up correctly, Windows should detect it.

Just in case, you might want to check out the following guides:
http://www.zdnet.com/zdhelp/stories/main/0,5594,2252548-4,00.html
http://www.anes.ucla.edu/~mis/tips/dvdinstall.htm

The latter includes information on how to install a decoder card aswell.
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