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    lbc Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Jan 30, 2007, 10:36 PM
    Replace the CD Burner Drive?
    I insert a disk into my d:drive and it can't be detected. Dell Tech. Dept. says I need to replace the drive as the cd burner part went bad?

    How do I replace it and how much is it?

    Thank you!:)
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    Jan 31, 2007, 08:13 AM
    Replacing the drive means opening your case, sliding out the old drive and putting in a new one. Its not hard and new drives will come with pictoral instructions.

    You can get a CD burner for about $30 and a DVD burner for under $100.
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    Jan 31, 2007, 08:21 AM
    I'm pretty sure the DVD burner I got recently was under $50, they're cheap as chips nowadays, don't see a reason to stick with CDs anymore.

    Oh it was just the drive though, no fancy manual or anything. (can't remember the word for it now.. )
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