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Adding a DVDRW drive to Dimension PC 975


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Disabling write caching on IDE ZIP drive
I have an old 500MHz P3 Dell Dimension with an IDE ZIP-100 drive. A...

Hi A friend has asked me to install a non-Dell DVD burner into his Dimension 4love (can't quite remember it exactly) and the things that bother me are: One side of the case is held by studs not screws so it doesn't seem to be detachable. Only one screw hole is accessible for the 5.25 in drive bay from the other side - can the metal drive holder be removed at all, or will one screw be OK to hold the drive? I'm concerned about the drive vibrating. Any advice-comments welcome. Steven Thompson

Look at a manual. See "Removing and Replacing Parts."

Start here.

-- Doug

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