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Carl
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1st Aug 05 at 10:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
do i just take the cd writter out and put the cables that were in that into the dvd writter?
_Allan_
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1st Aug 05 at 10:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yes, you might have to check the master or slave jumpers on the back depending on what the CD writer was set to.
Carl
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quote:
Originally posted by _Allan_
Yes, you might have to check the master or slave jumpers on the back depending on what the CD writer was set to.


right, so what am i looking for, not very good when it comes to computer stuff?
TNM
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Carl
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what should be going on at the blue box then?
TNM
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depends what your old one is set to. just set it the same.
Carl
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quote:
Originally posted by TNM
depends what your old one is set to. just set it the same.


off to attempt it!
_Allan_
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quote:
Originally posted by TNM
depends what your old one is set to. just set it the same.


yesh, sorry I should have said that in my previous.
Carl
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right ive fitted it but came to a problem, there where only 3 options on the old writer and there was 5 on this, should i put it in the middle one, put it in the second one at first and it was ejecting tray and not booting up, put it in the end one this time and its booted up but ive no cd drive accoring to my computer?
Carl
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scrap that, got it hooked up now, got no disk with it though is that right? its a pioneer 109. do i need to get some software off the net?
_Allan_
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quote:
Originally posted by CrazyCarlo
scrap that, got it hooked up now, got no disk with it though is that right? its a pioneer 109. do i need to get some software off the net?


Nope standard windows drivers are fine
Carl
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nice one, more or less up and running apart from i'm getting
"Playback failed due to an error with the audio subsystem. Please ensure the sound card is properly installed or close any applications that may use the sound card. "



no other apps running btw.
_Allan_
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1st Aug 05 at 11:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Read This:

http://player.interactual.com/help/support/articles/0112.asp

personally I'd get another DVD prog like power dvd or windvd etc..
Carl
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all ready looked at that but made no sense to me, was just about to ask about other programs, cheers.
Skinz
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1st Aug 05 at 12:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
redownload gfx card and sound card drivers, and get latest directx
Carl
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quote:
Originally posted by Skinz
get latest directx


doing that now after it wouldn't let me install a program, do you reckon this may have been why the playback failed before?
Skinz
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maybe, try start > run > dvdplay
Carl
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1st Aug 05 at 12:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
had same error message with that. got it working on power dvd but it was proper jumpy. How do i re-install audio settings, not sure if i have a sound card or a built in jobby.

Cheers for the help.
sunnyb
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1st Aug 05 at 12:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
www.dvdrhelp.com

good site, if you're a beginner this can help you alot, as it did me!

 
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