I know this has nothing to do with anything, but, is there maybe a driver expert on this site. One of my hardware pieces ain't working and I get cranky?
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Driver Expert
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Installing an updated driver is indeed a good idea to try when that happens. Generally the first place you go is the hardware manufacturer's website. If that's not practicable, a Google search will bring up a number of sites that have drivers, some of which are free.What sort of hardware is it?
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explain
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Okay, it's a rather older model external cd/dvd casing. I have insterted a cd-writer inside.It's a Para Drive 525 CD (I think it's from SCM Microsystems)I have checked their website, tried the drivers, checked driverguide, tried the drivers and nothing work. They Install perfectly but the device is not 'picked-up' or seen by the pc. http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa49/Tat-363/DSC00007.jpg http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa49/Tat-363/DSC00006.jpg http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa49/Tat-363/DSC00005.jpg http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa49/Tat-363/DSC00004.jpg http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa49/Tat-363/DSC00003.jpg http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa49/Tat-363/DSC00002.jpg
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Holy shit... I haven't seen a Parallel port CD writer in over 8 yrs. Toss the shit and quit wasting your time. Plus those guys are slower than molasses. You can buy an internal drives for 40 bucks.
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Originally Posted By: sdpHoly shit... I haven't seen a Parallel port CD writer in over 8 yrs. Toss the shit and quit wasting your time. Plus those guys are slower than molasses. You can buy an internal drives for 40 bucks. Agreed. You can get an internal one for next to nothing these days, 40 bucks will get you a DVD/RW easy!For that kinda money its not worth the hassle. If you insist on an External setup look for a USB one as it should just plug and play.Even if that drive still works (cd/dvd drives have a 3-5 year lifespan usually) it'll be crap. XP/Vista would also automatically detect new drives, my computer doesent even have a paralell port coz its such an old thing
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Yes I know! But my PC is full of drives, there's no more space. So when I got searching in the closet I found that and just thought...for a...moment...that it might work.
But I'm throwing it out! Right now!
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Where would I get this?
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C'mon... Google... http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=USB+to+IDE+adapter&btnG=Google+Search
