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5 year old Dell XPST500
Hello all,
I was recently given a five year old: Dell Dimension XPST500 / PIII @ 500mhz using Win 98 It has two drives: CD [Upper Bay] CR/RW - 16x 10x 40x [Lower Bay] The upper drive plays commercial audio CD's ok. However, when I burn a commercial audio in the upper bay and insert a blank CD in the lower bay using Nero - I can play the _new_ audio CD on my _other_ computer - but on the Dell - I cannot. The computer hangs. My other computer is a Gateway G6-350 PII @350mhz. Also five years old - using Win98. I recently installed new drives for that computer. A SONY DVD/CD ROM for the upper bay and a PLEXWRITER 52x - 24xx - 52A for the lower. Both have been fine. My question: I am thinking of replacing the five year old original CD drive on the DELL due to this fact. Can I replace that upper drive with a DVD / CD ROM Drive and have it read DVD's as well as audio CD's or will I have to purchase an additional card? Many thanks for your help. E. |
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