My Pc Is Stupid
(Click here to view the original thread with full colors/images)Posted by: •Balla•
well my pc is retarted...i got 2 slots and one is cd rom and one is cd writer
andi want a dvd rw but no slot to install it....should i like destroy the cd rom and install the dvd writer there or should i destroy the cd writer
Posted by: clocker
Why must you destroy either?
Can't you simply uninstall?
Prolly the CD-ROM is the likely choice.
Posted by: NNels112
buy a dvd rw/ cd rw combo. sure its a lot of money, but what the hell
Posted by: 3rd gen noob
remove the cd-rom drive and keep it for emergencies or sell it on
Posted by: raiserblade2003
y do u have both a cd-rom and a cd burner? did it come that way or did u upgrade
Posted by: •Balla•
well i didnt nkow i can uninstall....and it came that way
dont dvd writers burn normal cds too
Posted by: cwctv
Cd and Cdrw for copying on the "fly" quicker.
Yes as said go for a dvd rw/ cd rw combo which ever way you go before you take say the cd rom out of the machine go to device manager and remove the driver for it then hopefully you won't have a problem like many have posted in the past about "Windows can't find my Cd etc" when I upgraded to a Dvd.
Posted by: clocker
Originally posted by •Balla•@24 November 2003 - 01:14
well i didnt nkow i can uninstall....and it came that way
dont dvd writers burn normal cds too
Unless the manufacturer welded the unit in ( not really very common) it is probably held in with screws. Thus, it can be removed.
Google "screw/screwdriver" for further information.
Remember to wear safety goggles.
Yes, a DVD burner will also burn regular CDs, but it is still nice to have a separate CD unit installed as you can then copy from one disk directly to another without having to DL to your HDD first.
Posted by: raiserblade2003
Originally posted by clocker@24 November 2003 - 13:27
Remember to wear safety goggles.
lol plz tell me you are kidding. its only 4(or something like that) screws u gota take out
yea dvd burn cd but at really slow speed unless u get one thats fairly expensive. so take out the cd rom and leave teh cd buring job to ur cd-r/rw
Posted by: clocker
Originally posted by raiserblade2003+24 November 2003 - 07:30--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (raiserblade2003 @ 24 November 2003 - 07:30)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-clocker@24 November 2003 - 13:27
Remember to wear safety goggles.
lol plz tell me you are kidding. its only 4(or something like that) screws u gota take out
yea dvd burn cd but at really slow speed unless u get one thats fairly expensive. so take out the cd rom and leave teh cd buring job to ur cd-r/rw [/b][/quote]
When someone says that they have to "destroy" a unit in order to remove it, then I think that erring on the side of safety is prudent.
All of the DVD units that I have seen will burn a CD at pretty fast speeds, not just the "expensive" ones.
The pricier models tend to burn DVDs faster, but even so, it's way slower than CD burning.
Posted by: Virtualbody1234
I think you take both CD units out.
Install the DVD burner and get a DVD player in there too.
That way you can do DVD to DVD copies without swapping discs.
Posted by: clocker
Of course now you'll need a crowbar in addition to a screwdriver....
Posted by: Virtualbody1234
Get a sledge hammer. Put a little persuasion into it.
Posted by: Billy_Dean
You should keep the two you have and get a DVD RW plus a DVD ROM. Just buy a new case and cut the top off your old case with an acetylene torch, then weld it onto the new one. That way you'll have a groovy looking four drive setup. Send us the pics of your work.
:)
Posted by: clocker
Billy Dean, you are the Devil.
Posted by: lynx
Take the cover off the top of the dvd burner.
Then you can laser weld the two cases together - a much neater job.
But you'll need mirrored safety goggles.
Posted by: h121589
Originally posted by •Balla•@24 November 2003 - 05:13
well my pc is retarted...i got 2 slots and one is cd rom and one is cd writer
andi want a dvd rw but no slot to install it....should i like destroy the cd rom and install the dvd writer there or should i destroy the cd writer
CAN U LIKE DO THIS HAVE THE CD ROM IN SALOT A AND HAVE THE CD ROM IN SLOT B THEN HAVE THE DVD+RW ON THE SIDE INSTEAD OF HAVING IT IN A SLOT
Posted by: _John_Lennon_
Okay okay, im actually going to contribute to this thread. ( I was this close to just making a joke.
1. STOP USING CAPS.
2. There not slots, slots are more commonly referred to like the PCI, ISA, AGP slots on your motherboard, call them channels if you have to call them anything technical, seeing as how thats really what they are, on the IDE channels that it.
3. You have a CD burner, CD Rom and a DVD Burner. Your DVD burner and CD Burner can do the same thing that the CD Rom does, it has no specalized purpose that the others cant do, so remove the CD rom, make your CD-RW the Master for your channel, and the DVD burner your slave.
4. Oh btw, if you have only one hard drive, you can hook it all up that way, just putting one of them one the other channel. Yeah, its not done too often, but I know some bargain computers come shipped with one HD, and one CD burner, and there both on the same IDE channel. I guess they save one IDE ribbon cable that way, lol.
Posted by: 3RA1N1AC
Originally posted by _John_Lennon_@24 November 2003 - 14:29
2. There not slots, slots are more commonly referred to like the PCI, ISA, AGP slots on your motherboard, call them channels if you have to call them anything technical, seeing as how thats really what they are, on the IDE channels that it.
i believe he's referring to the case's drive bays. i.e. can he leave an internal drive sitting on the desk, with the cables leading out of the case. i'd advise against that. it's not the safest thing to do, because CD-Roms and hard drives are pretty sensitive to magnetism and static electricity. you could hurt yourself or the equipment by doing that.
if you want an external drive then buy an external firewire or USB 2 drive, or get an internal drive and put it in an external container.