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gruvitude
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_ 		21. September 2008 @ 23:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have a ~5 year old Dell desktop that came with a DVD+RW drive, and I'd like to take it out and put it in another computer. Will I need a disk or something to install it, or will it install automatically?
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attar
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_ 		22. September 2008 @ 08:18 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
As long as the burner is connected properly, the system will recognize it after a reboot.

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6603_7-5118840-1.html
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Berryone
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_ 		22. September 2008 @ 17:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
5 Years Old, Might be a good time to Buy A new Drive.
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http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/673257
http://www.firmwarehq.com/
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BIGTOXY69
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_ 		25. September 2008 @ 09:30 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yes it might be especially after 5 years of hard use ! A more current /recent (read New here ) Burner will have current firmware or at the very least firmware that you could update to the current version so you could Burn more efficiently ! ( more Brands & types ) of media = Better write- Strategies ect... In addition You can get a decent drive very inexpensively now ! also your old drive may have not been able to booktype where a new one could ! It's all up to you in the end ! Another point is if the computer your moving the burner to is very new it's probably set up for SATA where as your old drive is probably Pata? - so it'd probably be cheaper to either buy another drive or turn the old one into an external druve as the other gentleman said ! Good luck either way BuddY!!!!
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