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> Will An Oem Cd/dvd Drive Auto Install? Comes With No Software...
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post Mar 2 2007, 10:51 PM
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I'm buying a new cd/dvd drive from newegg so I can get it cheap, they're mostly all OEM drives so they don't come with any software... Am I correct in thinking that windows will find, download and install whatever drivers it needs automatically?
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XP and 2000 should have no problems at all with most OEM drives, however if this drive is a burner, you will need burning software, check here:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic3616.html


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awesome reply, thanks oldf@rt!
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I got a Lite-On oem dvd burner/cd burner combo drive from newegg. All I did was put it in my computer, and when I booted up it says windows has found new hardware. It worked right away though. I'm using windows xp.


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