22-09-2015, 07:05 PM
I find it hard to believe that you really have 4000 threats. Threats that can only be removed after paying them? Hmm... What does Malwarebytes say?
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22-09-2015, 07:21 PM
(This post was last modified: 22-09-2015, 07:22 PM by ppppenguin.)
Dave's PCs can definitely accommodate a DVD drive. Even if Dave can't find you a spare DVD drive they're cheap enough. Found this high spec one more or less at random:
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/pioneer-d...lflash-oem I'm sure you can get them for rather less.
www.borinsky.co.uk Jeffrey Borinsky www.becg.tv
22-09-2015, 07:43 PM
(22-09-2015, 06:51 PM)Old Sparky Wrote: I've replied to 'unreal dave's thread to ask him if it is possible to install a DVD Drive in one of those HP PCs. Simplicity itself! If you have a SATA drive handy, just pop it in! Alternatively, there is a wide range available on e-bay from around the £12 mark, including delivery. http://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/internal-sata-dvd-drive - take your pick! Release two thumbscrews at the back of the PC and pull the side plate backwards. There are then three clearly marked tabs to release the front panel, then remove the appropriate blanking plate. Push your DVD drive into the slot until ir clicks and replace the front panel. Plug in the power supply cable (already present) and the SATA cable (which you will need to buy, if you haven't got one). Follow the SATA cable from the Hard Drive back to the mother board and you will see the spare sockets next to the one which is in use. Plug your new cable into one of the spare sockets, replace the side panel and you're done!
22-09-2015, 07:56 PM
You forgot the special screws that you attach to the new drive. These are provided by HP - screwed in to the chassis, often behind the front panel molding. There are two types - M3, which are black, and 3-32 types, which are natural in colour. The former are for optical drives; the latter for hard drives. They take a flat blade screwdriver, or a T15 driver.
You can see them in this document: http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/globalcitizensh...920958.pdf From what I can see on page 4, the screws are on the side of the chassis in the drive cage rather than behind the front panel. Possibly the first time I've seen them anywhere other than on the front panel. But not wishing to detract from the point - adding an optical drive (or two) is trivial. HP/Compaq have always made these sorts of a jobs a pleasure.
22-09-2015, 07:58 PM
Scrolling down, figure 27 on page 7 of that disassembly document shows that the HDD screws appear to be anti-vibration types. That's a nice touch
22-09-2015, 08:16 PM
(22-09-2015, 07:56 PM)Mark Hennessy Wrote: You forgot the special screws that you attach to the new drive. These are provided by HP - screwed in to the chassis, often behind the front panel molding. There are two types - M3, which are black, and 3-32 types, which are natural in colour. The former are for optical drives; the latter for hard drives. They take a flat blade screwdriver, or a T15 driver. Ah, yes! My drive already had them fitted so I didn't need to bother. To save any confusion, note that these screws do not actually hold anything together - the heads simply locate in slots in the drive bay and the green clip at the rear automatically clicks into place when the drive is correctly located.
22-09-2015, 08:31 PM
I could have sworn I'd put a Post on but must have just reviewed it
 Instead of all this faffing about you could just use a USB Drive. I've got one - extra - plugged into this M/C and it works fine. Alan
22-09-2015, 08:31 PM
(22-09-2015, 08:16 PM)Terry Wrote:(22-09-2015, 07:56 PM)Mark Hennessy Wrote: You forgot the special screws that you attach to the new drive. These are provided by HP - screwed in to the chassis, often behind the front panel molding. There are two types - M3, which are black, and 3-32 types, which are natural in colour. The former are for optical drives; the latter for hard drives. They take a flat blade screwdriver, or a T15 driver. Yes, I wondered if that was the case for yours. A simple, yet clever scheme. They've done that for at least 15 years - perhaps more - on the business machines. Makes for quick and easy maintenance
22-09-2015, 08:40 PM
(22-09-2015, 08:31 PM)AlanBeckett Wrote: I could have sworn I'd put a Post on but must have just reviewed it You mentioned it on the other thread. Yes, it's certainly an option. And useful to have one about for when someone brings you a laptop that doesn't have an optical drive. Slightly downsides: you might pay slightly more for it, and the external types are often the slower low-profile laptop types. If the PC has the bays, it's usually better to go for the standard internal component. But it's marginal; either works equally well for most purposes. Anyway, optical media is slowly dying out in favour of memory sticks (especially since most computers made in the last decade can boot from USB memory sticks). I only put CD-ROMs in the drive very occasionally - the drive is mostly for ripping audio CDs these days. |
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