I have a CD drive instead of a DVD drive on my old Dell Dimension 2400 computer, will it work with a CD drive rather than a DVD drive?
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It should, installation requirements are generally lower that for equivalent Windows operating systems, p.s. Linuxmint 16 (Petra) is available on Amazon for 7 to 10 dollars, even the 64-bit only needs 2GB RAM to run well, and the Petra (16) is so much better than the 15, and 15 is good, but all the "bugs" were removed with 16 (Petra) in my experience, run 64-bit instead of 32-bit if you spring for Petra, your computer will run so much better! JT
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It depends on what kind of connection your motherboard is using for the cd drive. If it uses SATA than no, you'll need to find a different one.
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Dell Inspiron 15 i15RV-1906BLK have two versions. One have built in dvd drive, the other one does not. If your model have a built in dvd drive, then you can use this drive.
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No, this has no DVD/CD drive. Most people don't need one. You would need an external CD drive, or a different system that included an internal cd/dvd drive to do what you're describing.
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The "Tusi" answer is probably correct. I bought mine from "Ken's Computer shop" and they were able to respond specifically that it would work in my Dell Dimension E310. I couldn't find the info in email -- maybe the guy responded in an online forum or on the phone.
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if the dell dimension has a sata port it will work with any windows from xp up. it should be plug and play after you hook up the cords.
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My dell d630 came with CDBurnerxp already installed on it. It burns cd's just fine & burns dvd's as well after 1st using dvd shrink 3.2. Both programs are easily obtained and free.
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Of course it does: CDs and DVDs. USBs? I think there are at least two, if memory serves. Unless you're strapped, I wouldn't buy this computer: it, as all Dells, overheats far too much. I was forced to cuz' I have all the peripheral Dell stuff from my last Latitude - that burned out/overheated. I'd jump to HP in a song when/if I could. . .
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Yes it does have a dvd/cd drive. I am assuming that it can burn cd/ dvds. Id be very surprised if it couldn't. I bought the computer for my dad so i've only used it a few times while setting things up for him. But its a nice computer.
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I see no reason why you could not unless it's on an older desktop running XP or the such. I'm using it as a archive disk and not a boot disk. I know some systems will only see these larger 3 TB and 4 TB disk as external USB items but I have not had that problem with the companys Dell systems or the high end clients that I've built. Here is a little diddy from Western Digital about the subject matter that may help you: http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2754/~/hard-drives-greater-than-2-tb-do-not-work-on-existing-operating-systems
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It should work on your Dell according to the info on the Crucial site. They suggest the 128GB as their choicefor your computer, but you can use all of them if you want a larger drive. You should go to the Crucial site and you will find all kinds of info there and if you have any questions you can call them.
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Yes, this will work. Western Digital Black drives are some of the most reliable drives that I've encountered. It's only 9.5mm thick and should physically fit in any laptop with sata interface. Also, just because your Dell came with a 320gb drive, you are not limited to this size. The 500 and 750gb version of this drive will also work (any 2.5" sata drive including solid state drives that aren't over 9.5mm thick) will work. If you are going to image (clone) your existing drive to this one, you'll need a docking station or other usb interface. There are plenty of youtube videos showing how to change and clone laptop drives.
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as someone has already mentioned, you would only know its compatibility once you have taken the broken dvd drive out of the dell inspiron laptop. in most cases, the dvd drive is secured by one screw on the flipside of the laptop. remove the screw and pull the dvd drive out of the laptop. once you've taken it out, check the model number and compare with this replacement drive. and most likely, it is compatible and would work just fine. in my case, the replacement face was not exactly the same as the broken unit. however, functionally it works just fine.
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It does not come with a DVD write compatible drive as a standard option. Just read/optical drive and CD writable as others mentioned. The DVD write compatible drive was an upgrade option from Dell.
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Worked fine on my Dell Dimension 4600. No other hardware is needed. You will have to partition and format the drive.
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It works with my Dell Dimension 2400, which is ten years old. Works well with my MAC too.
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Yes, they will work just fine with the Dell Dimension 2400. As a matter of fact, that's what I bought the memory for :)