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Replacing Phillips DVD8601 help
My 2 month old Dimension 8400 came with the 16X Phillips8601 and Sonic Record Now software (made the mistake of even buying the Deluxe version :smileysad:)
I can purchase the Sony DRU710A 16X +/- R/RW Double Layer with Nero 6 Burning software package for approx $85, so I want to scrap everything and put in the Sony stuff.
My questions are:
1) The Phillips is currently in the second bay under my DVD Rom, does this make it the Master or Slave, it is Drive E: while the DVD Rom is Drive D:
2) When I check for drivers, it says none are installed so I assume the Phillips is using the generic Windows XP Pro drivers?
3) I was told by the electronics store to follow this process:
>Uninstall all Sonic burning software, Record Now, DLA, My DVD, Updater but no need to install any DVD drivers (Windows will recognize it is gone)
3a) No one mentioned the Master/Slave/Cable Select issue - how do I know which is which? And what about the sound card connections - Sound Blaster Audgy 2?
4) Remove Phillips DVD, install the Sony and boot. Windows will recognize the Phillips is gone and the Sony is there. If any Sony drivers, update to those.
5) Install the new software so it will recognize the Sony DVD.
Does this sound correct, any advice or other tips to offer?
Thanks
Skybird, thanks for the info - but now another question.
3a) No one mentioned the Master/Slave/Cable Select issue - how do I know which is which? And
what about the sound card connections - Sound Blaster Audgy 2?
Dell used Cable Select. If you use the existing cable already in the system,
jumper the new drive as Cable Select. The sound will be digital and will be
handled on the IDE Cable. External connection to the sound board is not requiredIDE Cable? Are you saying that the exisiting "ribbon" cable connected to the DVD also carrys the sound? vs a separate connector cable from the sound card (as I have seen in the past)?And once I open the case, can I tell for sure which is the master by its position on the cable? ie: if it is connected to the very end of the ribbon cable is it the master or slave?Thanks again.- Dell uses an IDE cable that supports Cable Select. The position
on on the cable determines the Master and Slave (thus the cable
selects). The device at the end of the cable will be the Master
and the middle will be the Slave when using Cable Select.
The audio is digital and is carried on the IDE cable.
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Slave, it is Drive E: while the DVD Rom is Drive D:
The Philips is likely the Slave.
2) When I check for drivers, it says none are installed so I assume the Phillips is using the generic
Windows XP Pro drivers?
All CD devices use the generic Microsoft drivers supplied by Windows.
3) I was told by the electronics store to follow this process:
>Uninstall all Sonic burning software, Record Now, DLA, My DVD, Updater but no need to install
any DVD drivers (Windows will recognize it is gone)
Correct.
3a) No one mentioned the Master/Slave/Cable Select issue - how do I know which is which? And
what about the sound card connections - Sound Blaster Audgy 2?
Dell used Cable Select. If you use the existing cable already in the system,
jumper the new drive as Cable Select. The sound will be digital and will be
handled on the IDE Cable. External connection to the sound board is not required.
4) Remove Phillips DVD, install the Sony and boot. Windows will recognize the Phillips is gone
and the Sony is there. If any Sony drivers, update to those.
Before shutting the system down, I would delete the Philips in the Device Manager.
Upon reboot, Windows will install the drive and no Sony drivers are required.
5) Install the new software so it will recognize the Sony DVD.
Correct.
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