How Do You Install An Internal CD-RW Drive?
Forget dubbing cassette tapes. Now you can create your own CD’s, filled with whatever you want: songs, pictures and other computer files. Begin by shutting down your computer and unplugging it. Remove the outer cover from your computer. Set your CD-RW to the “slave” position by placing the jumper pin in the correct position in the rear of your drive. Slide your CD-RW into an available drive bay on your computer. Connect the 40-pin IDE cable to the rear of your CD-RW. Make sure that side of the cable with the thin colored line is connected to the right side of your CD-RW. Also, be sure NOT to use the same IDE cable to connect your CD-RW as your hard drive is connected to, this could result in severe complications with your computer. Connect your audio cable. The end of the cable with only one connector is the end that connects to the CD-RW. One of the two connectors on the other end of the cable should be connected to your computer’s sound card. Finally, connect your power cable to the