vi5
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Thu Jan-20-05 07:26 PM
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I need to seek the help of computer experts again (Dell).. |
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I have a dimension 4600. It's got 2 disc drives on the top, a cd and then on top of that a dvd drive.
I just bout a dvd writer drive and I want to take out my old one and install my new one. But I'll be damned if I can get to the thing. Many of the screws and such seem to be hidden under parts of the panel.
Anyone familiar with the machine and how I would go about doing this?
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Thu Jan-20-05 07:28 PM
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I'd expect that all the plastic should be able to be removed from the metal frame, so look for the fasteners that hold the plastic on.
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Thu Jan-20-05 07:28 PM
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2. You need to rent one of these |
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Thu Jan-20-05 07:33 PM
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6. uh, should you have that out in public. jesus you du'ers are |
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Thu Jan-20-05 07:31 PM
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Thu Jan-20-05 07:37 PM
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11. Thank you...idiot me couldn't find that page. |
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Thu Jan-20-05 07:32 PM
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4. Have you done this before? |
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It can get pretty tricky, they often aren't something you can just swap out...
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Thu Jan-20-05 07:33 PM
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5. Well, I just installed a new internal hard drive... |
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..and set it up as a secondary slave drive.
It looks like most of the same connections, just in a different location.
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Thu Jan-20-05 07:35 PM
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8. Don't forget about the jumpers.. |
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Thu Jan-20-05 07:35 PM
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9. hey, don't forget to make the dvd burner the master, or first on |
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Thu Jan-20-05 07:37 PM
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Right now a cd burner is the first on the IDE cable and the DVD drive is second.
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Thu Jan-20-05 07:34 PM
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7. I've done this umpteen times.. |
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... but I've never had a Dell.
Most of the time if you will patiently examine everything you'll find the answer. It usually is not a huge production, because after all, many of these computers will be serviced by Dell themselves they don't want to waste an hour of labor to replace a drive.
What the earlier post said about removable plastic panels is a step in the right direction.
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