How about some inexpert help?

A manual is available for download:

http://www.benq.com/ss_download/manu...rw-english.exe

(It's an application that extracts an Adobe Acrobat manual into the folder
cdrw-english.) The manual shows the jumper location and settings. It's
simple to set, although you may have to remove the drive from the case to
get to the jumper easily.

You probably should set the jumper the same way as the old drive. (Dell
seems to like "cable select", for reasons that aren't clear to me. I use
master/slave on my homebuilt systems.)

Does the BIOS detect the drive?

Address scrambled. Replace nkbob with bobkn.

"mvdunn" wrote in message
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Help please!
I've just changed the original CD rw on my Dell of 2 years ago with a Benq
but the computer doesn't know it's there. Not listed in My Comp. but
drawer
of device opens/closes (ie: has power) My OS is XP. This is an internal
device with IDE pin connection. Reading the newsgroups indicates others
with
same or similar problems. Are there general instructions on how best to
replace/add devices without getting into trouble? I've read about setting
"jumpers" and indicating "slave" and "master" status of devices which is
Greek to me...where are such things accessed?
Expert help would be much appreciated.
mvdunn