Help with CD Burner/ETC.

[Paul Stanley]

My CD burner finally went down, so Monday im buying a new one, anyway..

 

After removing my tower cover, i try to remove the broken CD-RW drive, i notice the power connection cables, and dont attempt to pry them off, and notice another large interface cable thing(RIBBON), thats hooked up funky with roller like things, how would i go about on installing the new burner?

 

This is the one im buying:

 

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id...goryId=cat01040

 

Would it work?

[Paul Stanley]

Reply:

 

 

Well, after doing some research i think i've got it figured out..

 

I can upgrade my flat ribbon cables for rounded IDE cables, one for floppy and the other one for the burner i think...

 

Now,,

 

 

If i disconnect the IDE cables from the floppy and the burner (listed as secondary) will i lose my current PC data?

 

also:

 

It says to get stereo sound from my new burner i need an audio cable, there is no audio cable on my previous one and i still get stereo sound, and where would i plug in the stereo cable inside my tower?

 

 

and then theres the power plug, thats connected to the main power source in the back of the tower, how in the hell can i disconnect that??

 

thanks