Re: Windows XP doesn't detect the CD drive

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Any suggestions other than replacing the drive?

Thanks.

Lionel


drives are dirt cheap.............get a DVD/RAM instead.


Yeah, that's what I figured. Any recommendations?


there are so many out there to choose from but I have recently fitted
a Sony and an NEC 7170 and I have no complaints with either. Both
about £20.
In fact its hard to tell who actually manufactures these things they
are pretty much faceless.

Samsung SH-S182D IDE DVD-RAM drive is what I recommend; just over £20 and
usually comes with a firmware live update program. Its SATA counterpart,
SH-S183A, is sold on ebuyer as a bare drive for a few pennies more, and the
SB04 firmware works with it, and the Live Update program likewise.


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