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Just a quick question I'm going to buy a new DVD burner to increase the speed of burning my dvd's and my question is, will this new burner conflict with the cd/dvd burner that was installed by the manufacturer?


I run on an: T3958 eMachines D845GVSR Motherboard

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— replacing an internal DVD burner rarely causes a software “conflict.” The common problems are physical: which data/power connectors are available, and how the old drive is tied into the board (jumpers/cables). and pointed the right areas — here is a short, practical checklist and a few troubleshooting tips to make the swap smooth.

  • Identify the current drive and connectors before buying. In Windows use Device Manager or System Information, or open the case and look at the back of the drive: a wide flat ribbon plus a 4‑pin Molex is the legacy parallel interface; a narrow L‑shaped plug and 15‑pin power are the newer serial interface.
  • If the system uses the legacy parallel interface, decide if the new drive must share a cable. If so, set jumpers correctly (master/slave or cable select) and use an 80‑conductor cable for best transfer rates. If you have a free channel, give each drive its own cable.
  • If the newer serial interface is available on the board, the install is simpler (one data cable, one power connector; no jumpers). Verify the power connector type from the PSU.
  • If there are no free data or power connectors, options include a small PCI/PCIe controller card for extra ports, a powered external USB enclosure, or using a power splitter (only if the PSU has spare capacity).
  • After installation: check BIOS to ensure the drive is detected, boot order if needed, then verify in the OS. Install any vendor firmware/driver updates and use good-quality discs; do test burns and enable verification to confirm integrity.

If the drive isn’t seen after install, reseat cables, try another cable/port, or test the drive in another machine. For a step‑by‑step install walkthrough and more on the interfaces, see a practical guide and reference pages: , Optical disc drive overview, Parallel ATA and Serial ATA.

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Should be fine, I believe this Motherboard was made by Intel. Depends if you have spare connectors on the ribbon (if it's IDE).

Dazza :cool:

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Just buy a SATA dvd drive and you will for sure be fine. just make sure your mobo has SATA connections.

the sata drives are a couple bucks more but i think you will be happy with the performance.

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