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Best cd/dvd reader writer for computer
| geek_blondekittycat |
July 27, 2010, 12:24 pm |
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#1 | | hey I have a compaq persario S4040An which is about 7 yrs old, the dvd/cd reader writer died in it about 4 weeks ago and I am wondering what is the best one to get - I need to burn my cd's that are all stored on itunes and I want to copy some dvds - the only prob is I am unsure on what the best cd/dvd writer reader is to get - it's not a slim line it's just an ordinary writer in a hard drive any help would be good! ! ! Thanks | |
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| geek_0800xford |
July 27, 2010, 12:40 pm |
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#2 | you want to burn the music so you can listen to it on a cd player or just get the files off the computer ? [perhaps for an upgrade]
"copy some dvds" ? ? ? |
| geek_quick-trade |
July 27, 2010, 12:49 pm |
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#3 | | Just go some mainstream brand samsung or whatever it doesn't matter to much. 7 years old I'd say you'll need an IDE DVDRW, so just don't get mixed up with a SATA one. |
| geek_sparkyz |
July 27, 2010, 8:45 pm |
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#4 | I recently had a similar problem with the DVD writer on my Compaq. The motherboard has 4 unused SATA connectors, so I replaced the original IDE DVD with a new Samsung SH-S223C SATA one. Just had to get a power adapter cable, and a SATA cable.
Added bonus is that the small round SATA cable is a lot smaller, and neater, than the horrible flat wide IDE cable. |
| geek_richms |
July 27, 2010, 10:20 pm |
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#5 | | Some really old machines had the sata on a seperate chip, not the main chipset, and they would often have issues with sata atapi devices like optical drives. |
| geek_deus701 |
July 28, 2010, 2:25 am |
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#6 | | my pioneer dvd writer hasn't let me down | |
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