Re: XPS disks I received

I've never seen the DVD drive installed as the slave on a Dell!

"Dan" <jasdfosd@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On the Dimension 8400's with Windows XP Media Center, the reinstall
> disc is a DVD, not a CD. Dell systems require Windows XP
> re-installation on the main IDE plug, but they install the DVD drive
> on the secondary IDE plug.
>
> Basically what I've had to do is swap the DVD drive with the CDRW.
> Then the reinstallation of Media Center goes without a hitch.
>
> Dan


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