about IDE controller

[Jeanie]

What is IDE and does it have any to do with installing an
external USB 2.0 CD-RW drive? I have winxp home.

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Jeanie,

IDE=3DIntegrated Device Electronics

And, no, it should have nothing to do with installing an external USB2.0 =
device.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x - =
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone -
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Jeanie" > wrote in message =
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> What is IDE and does it have any to do with installing an=20
> external USB 2.0 CD-RW drive? I have winxp home.

[Jeanie]

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi Jeanie,
>
>IDE=Integrated Device Electronics
>
>And, no, it should have nothing to do with installing an
external USB2.0 device.
>
>--
>Best of Luck,
>
>Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x -
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone -
>www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>
>"Jeanie" > wrote in message
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>> What is IDE and does it have any to do with installing
an
>> external USB 2.0 CD-RW drive? I have winxp home.
>.
>Thanks Nutcase! You always come through with an easy to
understand answer!