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All,
I have a Gateway 700XL, purchased about two years ago, and am considering
replacing the individual DVD (RAM, -R) and CD RW drives with one of the
newer DVD/CD combo drives that handles just about any disc format (except,
it seems, DVD RAM).
If I do this, can I call Gateway and get the plastic cover plate for the
hole that will be left if I remove the two drives? Is there a special
number for Gateway parts? The Gateway site on the internet doesn't seem to
go deep enough to get to that small a part. Maybe I just don't know how to
get there.
Should I even consider this? The machine is plenty fast (2.4 GHz, or
thereabouts) with a Gig of RAM. It was one of the early "Multimedia"
computers. But is it old enough that it might present problems trying to
figure out which drive does what? If I decide to leave the DVD RAM drive
in, should I put the combo drive in the CD RW slot, or reverse them? The
computer can boot from the CD drive so does it matter which "slot" the CD
drive is in?
It is using Windows XP Pro.
Regards,
Turner
All,
I have a Gateway 700XL, purchased about two years ago, and am considering
replacing the individual DVD (RAM, -R) and CD RW drives with one of the
newer DVD/CD combo drives that handles just about any disc format (except,
it seems, DVD RAM).
If I do this, can I call Gateway and get the plastic cover plate for the
hole that will be left if I remove the two drives? Is there a special
number for Gateway parts? The Gateway site on the internet doesn't seem to
go deep enough to get to that small a part. Maybe I just don't know how to
get there.
Should I even consider this? The machine is plenty fast (2.4 GHz, or
thereabouts) with a Gig of RAM. It was one of the early "Multimedia"
computers. But is it old enough that it might present problems trying to
figure out which drive does what? If I decide to leave the DVD RAM drive
in, should I put the combo drive in the CD RW slot, or reverse them? The
computer can boot from the CD drive so does it matter which "slot" the CD
drive is in?
It is using Windows XP Pro.
Regards,
Turner