Opitcal Drive Installation

Today I have installed an Optical drive as part of my assignment. I will explain how to properly install such a drive:

1. Unplug your computer, unscrew the case and remove the side.

2. Remove all power cables and IDE (or SATA) cables from both the floppy drive and the optical drive. (This is not necessary for a tower case as both drives are in different sections).

3. Unscrew and remove both the floppy and the optical drive. (Again not necessary for a tower case).

4. Proceed to place the new optical drive in the computer and reinsert the floppy drive.

5. Re-screw both drives.

6. Reconnect all power cables and IDE (or SATA) cables.

7. Screw the side back in place and then reconnect the external cables.

8. Proceed to boot computer.

9. Once booted check to see if the drive has been seen. Do this by entering “My Computer”.

10. If the drive has not been seen return to step 1.

11. If your optical drive is a Re-Writeable then you may want to install software such a “Nero” which will aid you in making CDs.