Where do I get a dvd drive for the Dell dimension 2300

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How many hard frives can be installed

You can put as many drives as you can fit as long as you have the cables and connection. Usually 4 is the max in a computer, but you can by a SCSI IDE card and add even more. The biggest problem is to make sure that the jumpers are set to slave on ... Dell Dimension 4600 PC Desktop

PC will not boot from CD drive

Disable the harddrive in the bios and set the cd to 1 boot.Check sometimes there are 2 cd drive .Cd-rom and the number or model of the dvd drive... ... Dell Dimension 4600 PC Desktop

Having Trouble Reinstalling XP on my Dell Dimension 3000

Is the "New" HD in the system presently? If not install it. Boot from the original XP Restore disk (CD/DVD). When you get Windows going (from CD) go to COMPUTER and format your C: drive. Once this is done go ahead and run the Restore from the ori ... Dell Dimension 3000 PC Desktop

Dell Dimension 5100, Doesn't Boot Up, Display Lights Up "!, 2 3"

2 green lights usually indicate a memory problem, however, when you get 3 lights, RAM is good, but the BIOS is unable to hand off to the operating system.To test this, disconnect your hard drive (both ribbon and power) and connect the mon ... Dell Dimension 5100 (D51L1) PC Desktop

Dell Dimension 8300 - Can't Boot from XP Disk

When in doubt do without, that is remove the new hard drive cable and power, remove the DVD drive and try loading booting the XP from just this CD device. Enter the BIOS and check if the system sees the device. If it's not found in the BIOS then yo ... Dell Dimension 8300 PC Desktop

My rewriter is broken drawer ha been snapped off

This is Dell Support>Dell Dimension E520 Desktop PC>Service Manual, http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dime520/en/SM_EN/index.htmI invite you to left-click on - SpecificationsScroll down to the hea ... Dell Dimension E520 PC Desktop

Just a question about Dell? Dimension?

KevinStacey,\015\012\015\012In the specifications on Dells Website it does list a DVD RW drive as an OPTION for this model.\015\012Seeing as this is an Option and NOT a standard component we are still up in the air yet. Sooooooo now ... Dell Dimension 8400 PC Desktop

MadDog MD-16XDVD9 could not perform end of disc-at-once

Have you tried checking your basics ? \015\012Firmware ?\015\012ASPI ?\015\012Disk Defrag ?\015\012IDE location ?\015\012Jumper settings ?\015\012What type of media are you using ?\015\012What programs ... PC Desktops

Hi My hard drive crashed can it is old can it be

Most likely scenario is the drive is dead, but also the BIOS on your computer is old itself, I believe there are a few BIOS upgrades available for that model, might want to check with Dell support site. If you have access to another computer, there i ... Dell Dimension 4600 PC Desktop

Continuous crashes - I'm going crazy!

Remove the camera from the computer & turn off the system\015\012just start your system in safe mode by tapping the F8 key when you push the power button to turn on the system\015\012U will get Advanced options \015\012Use the u ... Dell Dimension 8200 PC Desktop

My new Sony Optiarc AD-7221A DVD drive won't work

For your old sony drive that wont open...\015\012\015\012look fort a small hole, like a little bigger than a pinhole, in the front panel of the drive. if you can find this hole, stick a straightened-out paperclip or something similar in ... Toshiba Satellite A100-S8111TD Notebook

Dell dimension 2400 diskette drive 0 seek failure

Check your BIOS setting to see if it detects the hard drive (Primary disk 0). If it can't detect the hard drive then the hard drive maybe faulty. Open the case unpluge the IDE cable from the hard drive and reconnect it again, also unplug the IDE cab ... Dell Dimension 2400 PC Desktop

Hard drive I have a dell dimension 2400 it came with a cd drive is it possible to add a dvd drive to my computer

Yes, it is possible to do so. Adding a DVD is pretty much the same for most PCs. I suggest getting an 80-wire cable. The simplest solution is to replace the existing CD drive and cable with a new 80-wire cable and a DVD drive. You'll have to get ... Dell Dimension 2400 PC Desktop

Dimension 8400 will not boot and more.......

I would recommend testing the power supply as Dell PS's are not known to be "forever". A power supply tester can be purchased online at Tigerdirect.com for around $20 and they are fairly easy to use (you can also get a new PS there if necessary). If ... PC Desktops

Windows wont start. dont know how it happened.

Press F2 to go to the system setup, then press arrow down to highlight Standard CMOS feature, then press enter. Verify if the hard drive is detected, mostly it is installed in SATA 0 and you should see like a serial no of the Hard drive. If the hard ... Dell Inspiron 530 Desktop Computer (ddcwda1_7) IntelPentium dual-core processor E2140 (1MB L2,1.60GH

Dell Dimension 2400 with secondary SATA hard drive keeps crashing

Hi,the 'hardrive activity light ' comes on for 60-90 seconds on my machine and it slows down my surfin.How can I fix this please? Thanks Chris ... Dell Dimension 2400 PC Desktop

Dell gx60 cd-rom not working . pc would not start windows xp pro have to use F1 key turned off Primary driver 1 and secondary driver 0 and secondary driver 1 pc starts windows without the F1 key but have no cd-rom put any of the items on to auto pc reverts to only starting with F1 key. I thinkk I might be better installing a external cd drive connected by usb and use that instead would this world and hopefully save all tha hassle of putting on primary 1 and the two secondary drivers what do you

Hi Rose, I'm Fred, and I am a Dell tech. :).External drives are tricky because the computer may not be able to access them to boot from. Your best option is search for a replacement to the optical (cdrom) drive. Since you are buying one, try to ... Dell Optiplex GX60 PC Desktop

Trying to start computer up and I get a diskette drive 0 seek failure message SATO 0 ST3160815as 4.ada SATO 1 HL-DT-ST DVD+/RW GSA-HT3H B103 SATO 2 NONE SATO 3 NONE

Go into the bios of your Dell and ensure that the Sata HDD 0 is being seen by the bios and that it has not been switched with the DVD. Make sure that the sata cables on the main board are plugged in correctly the hard drive should be in sata port 0 a ... Dell Inspiron 531 Athlon 64 X2 4400+ 2.3GHz 1GB 500GB DVD RW Vista Home Premium PC Desktop

Where do I get a dvd drive for the Dell dimension 2300

The dell dimension takes a standard DVD drive, CDRW or DVD writer. Simply go to your local superstore and buy one thats on sale. Buy one that goes internal not external. For example a place like Best Buy has several. ... Dell Dimension 2300 PC Desktop

Manufacturer-spplied hardware support disk

You can go to support.dell.com and get all the drivers that originally shipped with your system. It's a bit of a pain-especially the first time around but when you do get them downloaded, burn them to a disc and store it away for future use. I was a ... Dell Dimension 4600 PC Desktop

Dvd/cd rom yes hello there i have a dvd drive that came out of a sony vaio and was tryin to put it in my dell 4300 dimension it reconiez it but still wont play a dvd i did the add hardware wizard and all if u have any ideas of what i can do to get it running in my system id be thankfull...Dwayne

It is your dvd drive lense issue .If your computer is in warrenty take it to service shop they replaced dvd drive or lense.If it is not in warrenty you need to repalce or repair dvd drive lense.Also you can try 1 more thing pur chas ... Dell Dimension 4300 PC Desktop

Dell Dimension 4700 won't boot properly.

Disconnect the hard drive and the floppy drive cable at the mother board. The retry POST and try to clear up any problems in POST. If this works fine then the floppy drive cable is either reversed at the unit or the hard drive is jumpered wrong. ... Dell Dimension 4700 PC Desktop

Blank screen after boot up

This issue may occur if one of the following conditions is true: \015\012Cause 1\015\012\015\012 loadTOCNode(3, 'cause');\015\012 \015\012This issue may occur if you have a CD, a DVD or a floppy disk in your CD, DVD, or floppy drive ... Dell Dimension 3000 PC Desktop

Dell Dimension 8250

Yes you need a new hard drive ... Dell Dimension 8200 PC Desktop

Samsung Internal DVD drive and cd-rw drive not reconised

Call dell they will help you get the necessary drivers ... PC Desktops