Solve : New question regarding CD-ROM drives?

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Answer» If a CD-ROM drive short is caused by the button that opens and closes the drive not working well, would there be any way to fix it? Do the buttons often have a spring inside? I wonder if that can be replaced by a spring from another drive's button mechanism.DarthMaul...... If cd PLAYER has a bad button causing a short ....... I wouldn't waste time playing around with it ....cd-roms are very cheap now ...replace it before you create additional potential damage to your machine as a result of the short. dl65 Quote DarthMaul...... If cd player has a bad button causing a short ....... I wouldn't waste time playing around with it ....cd-roms are very cheap now ...replace it before you create additional potential damage to your machine as a result of the short. dl65 Of course, yes.... Would it be possible to put the button (outside plastic part of it; not the mechanism) on the new drive? I'll have to remove the other button's outer section, since there's no slot for that on my old PC's front bezel. Before that, I'll need to remove the front cover of the new drive. I need to replace the old drive anyhow. It's been opening up on me constantly, and has disrupted my gaming several times over. (It does it on Interplay's RPG Stonekeep, but doesn't affect Lucasarts' Star Wars game Dark Forces during normal gameplay). DarthMaul...... Are you now saying that it is only affected by one game ? what happens if you play music CDS ? dl65 I'm not saying it's affected by only one game. This problem happens all the time. What I was REALLY saying was that one of my games doesn't use the CD-ROM drive except during intermission screens and loading times, so if the drive opens up any other time during the game, the game won't be affected. (Sorry about not wording it correctly earlier.) The drive opens up on me very often, whether there's a CD in the drive or not, and it even does it during bootup and after the operating system no longer has control of the drive. My other question would be, what would I need to do to get the new drive to fit the front bezel well, if the buttons are a different shape? I know I'll have to remove the front panel of the drive, but what about the buttons on the right? The new drive has two buttons, and the old drive only has one. The front bezel of the PC only will let one button through.... maybe the other button will wind up hidden. Of course, my other question is, will the button for opening the drive fit through the hole where the old drive's button was? Also, would it be a good idea to install a 32X speed drive on a 200mhz PC that's running Windows 95? The replacement drive has the model number CRD-8322B, and I do not know the model number of the original CD-ROM drive as of yet.DarthMaul...... Quote My other question would be, what would I need to do to get the new drive to fit the front bezel well, if the buttons are a different shape? I know I'll have to remove the front panel of the drive, but what about the buttons on the right? The new drive has two buttons, and the old drive only has one. The front bezel of the PC only will let one button through.... maybe the other button will wind up hidden. Of course, my other question is, will the button for opening the drive fit through the hole where the old drive's button was? ....... You must be a glutton for punishment ........ scrap the old drive and put in a new one ........ Quote Also, would it be a good idea to install a 32X speed drive on a 200mhz PC that's running Windows 95 As long as that drive is a IDE drive it will fit just fine ........shut off the power , remove the SIDE covers ,make sure you drain away any static buildup in your body ...just touch any part of the metal case frame ..... unplug the 4 pin power plug , unplug the IDE ribbon , remove the 4 screws .........slide out the old drive ....check and be sure the jumper on the rear of the new drive is set the same as the old one .....slide in the new drive , replace the four screws , plug the IDE ribbon , plug back in the 4 pin power connector , replace the 2 side covers and your done ...... Now because its win 95 you will probably have to install a new cd driver ....... Wasn't that easy ........ dl65 Those were easy instructions, yes. I have a question.I went onto a computer parts SITE, and found a CD-ROM drive component that was listed under HP Pavilion 7285, which is the PC I'm trying to replace the drive on. The drive was listed as a 52X drive, and was an Original Equipment Manufacture version, without the box. If it's listed under the computer model number (in this case, it was under "HP Pavilion 7285"), would this be the best choice? It's coming from 3klix.com. Anyways, I'm going to wait until next time I see my uncle Bill, before I think of even getting the PC's case opened and have the parts replaced. I'd rather not do this myself. I've never once in my life opened up a PC on my own to replace a component. There's also an older topic of mine regarding the Yamaha OPL3-SA. That's another sound card I was looking for, and found on eBay. It was a working pull, so my worries are less.

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If a CD-ROM drive short is caused by the button that opens and closes the drive not working well, would there be any way to fix it? Do the buttons often have a spring inside? I wonder if that can be replaced by a spring from another drive's button mechanism.DarthMaul...... If cd PLAYER has a bad button causing a short ....... I wouldn't waste time playing around with it ....cd-roms are very cheap now ...replace it before you create additional potential damage to your machine as a result of the short.

dl65 Quote

DarthMaul...... If cd player has a bad button causing a short ....... I wouldn't waste time playing around with it ....cd-roms are very cheap now ...replace it before you create additional potential damage to your machine as a result of the short.

dl65

Of course, yes.... Would it be possible to put the button (outside plastic part of it; not the mechanism) on the new drive? I'll have to remove the other button's outer section, since there's no slot for that on my old PC's front bezel. Before that, I'll need to remove the front cover of the new drive. I need to replace the old drive anyhow. It's been opening up on me constantly, and has disrupted my gaming several times over. (It does it on Interplay's RPG Stonekeep, but doesn't affect Lucasarts' Star Wars game Dark Forces during normal gameplay).
DarthMaul...... Are you now saying that it is only affected by one game ? what happens if you play music CDS ?

dl65 I'm not saying it's affected by only one game. This problem happens all the time. What I was REALLY saying was that one of my games doesn't use the CD-ROM drive except during intermission screens and loading times, so if the drive opens up any other time during the game, the game won't be affected. (Sorry about not wording it correctly earlier.) The drive opens up on me very often, whether there's a CD in the drive or not, and it even does it during bootup and after the operating system no longer has control of the drive.

My other question would be, what would I need to do to get the new drive to fit the front bezel well, if the buttons are a different shape? I know I'll have to remove the front panel of the drive, but what about the buttons on the right? The new drive has two buttons, and the old drive only has one. The front bezel of the PC only will let one button through.... maybe the other button will wind up hidden. Of course, my other question is, will the button for opening the drive fit through the hole where the old drive's button was?

Also, would it be a good idea to install a 32X speed drive on a 200mhz PC that's running Windows 95? The replacement drive has the model number CRD-8322B, and I do not know the model number of the original CD-ROM drive as of yet.DarthMaul...... Quote

My other question would be, what would I need to do to get the new drive to fit the front bezel well, if the buttons are a different shape? I know I'll have to remove the front panel of the drive, but what about the buttons on the right? The new drive has two buttons, and the old drive only has one. The front bezel of the PC only will let one button through.... maybe the other button will wind up hidden. Of course, my other question is, will the button for opening the drive fit through the hole where the old drive's button was?

....... You must be a glutton for punishment ........ scrap the old drive and put in a new one ........ Quote

Also, would it be a good idea to install a 32X speed drive on a 200mhz PC that's running Windows 95

As long as that drive is a IDE drive it will fit just fine ........shut off the power , remove the SIDE covers ,make sure you drain away any static buildup in your body ...just touch any part of the metal case frame ..... unplug the 4 pin power plug , unplug the IDE ribbon , remove the 4 screws .........slide out the old drive ....check and be sure the jumper on the rear of the new drive is set the same as the old one .....slide in the new drive , replace the four screws , plug the IDE ribbon , plug back in the 4 pin power connector , replace the 2 side covers and your done ...... Now because its win 95 you will probably have to install a new cd driver .......
Wasn't that easy ........

dl65
Those were easy instructions, yes.

I have a question.I went onto a computer parts SITE, and found a CD-ROM drive component that was listed under HP Pavilion 7285, which is the PC I'm trying to replace the drive on. The drive was listed as a 52X drive, and was an Original Equipment Manufacture version, without the box. If it's listed under the computer model number (in this case, it was under "HP Pavilion 7285"), would this be the best choice? It's coming from 3klix.com. Anyways, I'm going to wait until next time I see my uncle Bill, before I think of even getting the PC's case opened and have the parts replaced. I'd rather not do this myself. I've never once in my life opened up a PC on my own to replace a component. There's also an older topic of mine regarding the Yamaha OPL3-SA. That's another sound card I was looking for, and found on eBay. It was a working pull, so my worries are less.

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