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Author Topic: Driver for CD/R internal drive...do I need one?  (Read 3422 times)

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gunsmith_tony

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    Driver for CD/R internal drive...do I need one?
    « on: December 23, 2009, 12:07:37 PM »
    I have a Khypermedia KHCRW522452 internal CD writer in an old PC running Windows 98. It still works great.
    I have a friend with a PC running Windows XP (SP-2) with a bad CD/R drive.
    I would like to replace his bad drive with this one. I know how to install the drive, but problem is I no longer have the driver disk for the Khypermedia drive.
    If memory serves, the original disk that came with it was an OEM Nero disk.
    I guess my question is really...am I going to need any Windows drivers for installing this drive?
    And what issues am I likely to encounter if I don't have them?

    Tony

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    Re: Driver for CD/R internal drive...do I need one?
    « Reply #1 on: December 23, 2009, 12:27:55 PM »
    I had one of those, computer is long gone.  No driver disk required for any DVD/CD-R/RW.  You only need the same interface:  IDE (ATA), not SATA.
    http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000415.htm

    gunsmith_tony

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      Re: Driver for CD/R internal drive...do I need one?
      « Reply #2 on: December 23, 2009, 01:01:42 PM »
      Thanks. That's kinda what I figured. Just wasn't sure.