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Replace the original DVD ROM drive
I have an Inspiron 4000 laptop. The original DVDROM drive was faulty according to our IT person at work. I ordered a replacement from Dell. It is the exact same part, but when I slide it into place, the computer does not recognize it (drive not shown under "My Computer" and drive door will not open). When I put the old drive back in and restart the computer, the "D" drive is back (only with a faulty DVDROM drive)
What needs to be done to get the computer to recognize the new drive? I tried to run "detect new hardware" trough windows 98 but it did not pick it up either?
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bacillus
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Posted July 15th, 2004 08:00
is the new drive seen in bios?