installation help

themarsvolta55 · 03-09-2006, 03:18 PM

i have my new computer, and im getting a dvd burner in the mail, 512 of ram, and wireless card for wireless internet. does anyone have any good sites for step by step PHYSICAL installation of how to put these things into my desktop?
thanks
jordan

Motoxrdude · 03-09-2006, 03:57 PM

I think the manuals that come with those items should show you how to install everything. If not, you can just google it. "How to install a dvd burner" etc.

LiquidSilver · 03-09-2006, 04:35 PM

Also did you order the right kind of ram, and does your case support the dvd drive, and wireless card?

I would suggest getting the book building a pc in easy steps by stuart yarnold, its only like $10 you can fnd it at your local bookstore.

HP_TDI · 03-09-2006, 04:50 PM

yeah that kind of stuff really isn't all that hard. just gotta remember the jumpers, and to get the right kind of memory, etc. And, uh, definitely unplug the thing (I would hope this is something I could leave unsaid, but who knows?) before you do the work

m0nk3ys1ms · 03-10-2006, 12:17 AM

the wireless card should just pop right in the pci slot, make sure you get it set in there good. the memory should pop right in, and as for the dvd burner, just see how your other drive is/was hooked up.

themarsvolta55 · 03-10-2006, 01:14 AM

awesome guys, thanks for your help, everything installed great...

BUT

my original cd rom drive does not work anymore! even when i click the button to open it, its getting no power. i was thinking that i hookied up the wrong wires with it ( i think there were 2 of the same wires that would fit in the back of the dcd burner) ?

LiquidSilver · 03-10-2006, 01:16 AM

master and slave ask someone to help you configure it, it will make both work.

themarsvolta55 · 03-10-2006, 03:23 AM

huu? master and slave?

**ceewi1** · 03-10-2006, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by themarsvolta55

huu? master and slave?

Jumper settings (little black things) on the back of the drive. The position the jumper needs to be in should be printed on the top of the drive. Assuming you have two drives connected to the IDE cable, one will need to be master and the other slave.

themarsvolta55 · 03-10-2006, 07:10 PM

i can choose which one the master and slave is? ( master is the cd rom drive, and the slave is the dvd burner?)

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themarsvolta55 Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 60	installation help i have my new computer, and im getting a dvd burner in the mail, 512 of ram, and wireless card for wireless internet. does anyone have any good sites for step by step PHYSICAL installation of how to put these things into my desktop? thanks jordan __________________ TheMarsVolta55

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Motoxrdude Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nor Cal Age: 18 Posts: 6,717	I think the manuals that come with those items should show you how to install everything. If not, you can just google it. "How to install a dvd burner" etc. __________________ RIP Mom 9/17/55-02/22/08. But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed on me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. 1 Corinthians 15:10

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LiquidSilver Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Maine Age: 17 Posts: 213	Also did you order the right kind of ram, and does your case support the dvd drive, and wireless card? I would suggest getting the book building a pc in easy steps by stuart yarnold, its only like $10 you can fnd it at your local bookstore. __________________ My Rig: Case-ASPIRE X-Dreamer II CPU-Intel Pentium 4 640 Prescott@3.2Ghz HDD-Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive MoBo-ECS PF88 Extreme Hybrid Socket 775 Motherboard RAM-CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR2 533 (PC2 4200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory GPU-eVGA Geforce 7800GT PSU-COOLMAX "EZ Wire" CU-600T ATX 600W Power Supply

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HP_TDI Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 60	yeah that kind of stuff really isn't all that hard. just gotta remember the jumpers, and to get the right kind of memory, etc. And, uh, definitely unplug the thing (I would hope this is something I could leave unsaid, but who knows?) before you do the work __________________ SITE SPONSOR Matthew Dasher Ted Dasher Data Systems http://www.dasher.com Hewlett-Packard Platinum Channel Partner (800) 638-4833 - Mon-Fri 8-5 CST MDasher@Dasher.com EMail me directly for the best prices on new and used Hewlett-Packard products. This includes PCs, notebooks, printers, servers, storage, UPSs, and all peripherals. Same day shipping on all in-stock parts. Online shopping cart under construction, so EMail me with any questions and needs.

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themarsvolta55 Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 60	awesome guys, thanks for your help, everything installed great... BUT my original cd rom drive does not work anymore! even when i click the button to open it, its getting no power. i was thinking that i hookied up the wrong wires with it ( i think there were 2 of the same wires that would fit in the back of the dcd burner) ? __________________ TheMarsVolta55

03-10-2006, 12:17 AM	#5 (permalink)
m0nk3ys1ms Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Indiana, USA Age: 17 Posts: 4,626	the wireless card should just pop right in the pci slot, make sure you get it set in there good. the memory should pop right in, and as for the dvd burner, just see how your other drive is/was hooked up.

03-10-2006, 01:16 AM	#7 (permalink)
LiquidSilver Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Maine Age: 17 Posts: 213	master and slave ask someone to help you configure it, it will make both work. __________________ My Rig: Case-ASPIRE X-Dreamer II CPU-Intel Pentium 4 640 Prescott@3.2Ghz HDD-Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive MoBo-ECS PF88 Extreme Hybrid Socket 775 Motherboard RAM-CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR2 533 (PC2 4200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory GPU-eVGA Geforce 7800GT PSU-COOLMAX "EZ Wire" CU-600T ATX 600W Power Supply

03-10-2006, 03:23 AM	#8 (permalink)
themarsvolta55 Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 60	huu? master and slave? __________________ TheMarsVolta55

03-10-2006, 07:10 PM	#10 (permalink)
themarsvolta55 Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 60	i can choose which one the master and slave is? ( master is the cd rom drive, and the slave is the dvd burner?) __________________ TheMarsVolta55

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