Posts by BrutalByte

The sad part, G-Omaha, is that you actually think I haven't done that. Even worse is the fact that I found another post on this forum where you actually helped another individual with the same question but don't have decency to pass...

Does anyone out there have a 5680 that replaced the original CD/DVD/CDRW-DVD/DVDRW with a new DVDRW drive? So far I've not had any luck with the drives I've purchased, and I would like to hear users success stories with a brand/model...

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I have a NP5680 that the original DVD/CDRW just crapped out on. I bought another drive that had the standard CS/Master-Slave problem. I sent it back. Now that I don't have a drive, I was wondering if anyone else has had any luck with...

I can start the computer up, wait for windows to load and then push in the drive, run autodetect and the drive works. If I leave the drive in and start the computer, it won't boot at all. I think your idea of there being a channel...

I have a 5680 and the original DVD/CDRW drive finally bit the dust. I bought a Toshiba CD-RW/DVD (model no: SD-R2612). After pulling out the old drive and putting in the new, my computer won't boot...not even the slightest. It...

So in other words, If I go ahead jumper pins 45 and 47 on my drive, then it should boot up fine instead of locking up the computer at startup because it is taking the drive out of CS and putting it as master of the secondary...

I have the same problem with my 5680. I replaced a bad drive with the SD-R2612. I have only one question though before I go ahead with the mod... Does it matter that you would be setting the cd/dvd drive as the master and not as...

sorry bout that...

Hello all- I know it has only been 4 days, but I waswondering if anyone could help me out with this problem? Thanks in advance! BB