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tjbob
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_ 		5. February 2010 @ 17:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i have a gateway 507GR desktop i want to replace the cd/dvd burner.on the web the burners say SATA, i opend my desktop it has a ribbin typ conn. is that what SATA stands for ? i dont want to order the unit with the wrong conn.
thanks for any help TJBOB

PS the desktop is about 5 years old
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ddp
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_ 		5. February 2010 @ 23:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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tjbob
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_ 		6. February 2010 @ 09:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thank you very much for you help

TJBOB
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tjbob
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_ 		6. February 2010 @ 09:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
since you where very helpfull. should i stay with a IDE conn. or go to a SATA conn. with an adop. is one better then the other ?

thanks you TJBOB
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ddp
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_ 		6. February 2010 @ 14:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
being it is an optical drive, leave it as an ide as won't see any speed increase with sata. also will leave your 2nd sata port free for another hd if you need another.
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tjbob
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_ 		6. February 2010 @ 17:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thank you for your help

tjbob
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ddp
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_ 		6. February 2010 @ 17:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
no problem
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tjbob
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_ 		7. February 2010 @ 10:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
just one more time, i read that the newer cd/dvd burners need a 80 wire IDE cable how do i find out if the GATEWAY 507GR has that wire ? i tried looking at the wire in the comp. and the gateway site but could not get that info.



thank you TJBOB
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ddp
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_ 		7. February 2010 @ 12:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
they will still run on the old 40 wire cable. look at your ide cable to your cd burner & count how many strands are there, 40 or 80.
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tjbob
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_ 		7. February 2010 @ 13:51 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hi thank you again. they are 40 i will try it whit that one first and see how it works. i am replacing it with a lite-on 22x dvd rw only because the old one is a lite-on

thank you TJBOB
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