video controller

tony melia

can anyone help my computer wont play or detect dvd.s i have tried to down load drivers without success .I have an old dell gx280 with windows 7 it will play cd ok .I have been on dell site but found it impossible to find proper driver .....or maybe i need something else




anto

Overheal

when did this problem begin? When you updated to Windows 7?

tony melia

Overheal wrote: »

when did this problem begin? When you updated to Windows 7?

I know it sounds stupid but i am not sure i think so .on the dell site i have tried to download the video controller driver without success .Maybe it not the right driver for the problem






anto

Prodigious

It is possible that the drive in your computer is a CD drive, not a DVD drive.

tony melia

Prodigious wrote: »

It is possible that the drive in your computer is a CD drive, not a DVD drive.

never thought of that .i only got it a couple of weeks ago . I will check



anto

tony melia

tony melia wrote: »

never thought of that .i only got it a couple of weeks ago . I will check



anto

your right it only has cd drive i never thought computers were made without dvd installed ..i think i have been conned


anto

Overheal

something that old surely could have been. buyer beware.

tony melia

Overheal wrote: »

something that old surely could have been. buyer beware.

only problem is something a lot older and trusting bought it ..i just assumed a computer with windows 7 would have a dvd burner i just bought it for my grandchildren to play and learn on ...Old saying there,s no fool like an old fool




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Freddy Smelly

go to dell site... identify gpu type (likely the intel one) then go to intel and download the driver for it there

tony melia

Freddy Smelly wrote: »

go to dell site... identify gpu type (likely the intel one) then go to intel and download the driver for it there

will downloading a driver for a dvd player/burner work when it was not installed initally .there is only a cd burner/player on this computer...what is gpu type


anto

Freddy Smelly

tony melia wrote: »

will downloading a driver for a dvd player/burner work when it was not installed initally .there is only a cd burner/player on this computer...what is gpu type


anto

video controller usually refers to the graphics card or tv card

gpu = graphical processor unit

cd/dvd drives would usually be referred to as an optical drive

the dell gx280 came with a dvd drive. i had one myself for a while

tony melia

Freddy Smelly wrote: »

video controller usually refers to the graphics card or tv card

gpu = graphical processor unit

cd/dvd drives would usually be referred to as an optical drive

is it possible to download something to convert a cd burner to a cd/dvd burner ..as i said before i only have a cd burner/player in this computer . when i bought it i never thought it might be very old with windows 7 ? after a while i noticed it had a floppy disc slot . Is my only solution an external dvd burner if so it might not be worth it



anto

Freddy Smelly

tony melia wrote: »

is it possible to download something to convert a cd burner to a cd/dvd burner ..as i said before i only have a cd burner/player in this computer . when i bought it i never thought it might be very old with windows 7 ? after a while i noticed it had a floppy disc slot . Is my only solution an external dvd burner if so it might not be worth it



anto

just buy a dvd burner drive for the computer... they cost less than 20 euros these days

bonzodog2

Freddy Smelly wrote: »

just buy a dvd burner drive for the computer... they cost less than 20 euros these days

I think the GX280 has a slim optical drive, like a laptop one, and may be IDE. The cheap DVD burners are mostly SATA these days.

Freddy Smelly

bonzodog2 wrote: »

I think the GX280 has a slim optical drive, like a laptop one, and may be IDE. The cheap DVD burners are mostly SATA these days.

no a normal sized drive will fit it. i had one of those gx280's years ago.

op pm me and ill give you an ide dvd drive. i live in dublin

bonzodog2

I believe they were made in normal tower and "small form factor" versions. Several of each on adverts.ie right now.

tony melia

Freddy Smelly wrote: »

no a normal sized drive will fit it. i had one of those gx280's years ago.

op pm me and ill give you an ide dvd drive. i live in dublin

the cd player is like one that is on a lap top very thin .Just wanted to let you know ..freddy..before i rang you ,i dont know whether it makes any difference .just to add this is not a tower ,this computer lies flat if that any help





tony

tony melia

this is the specs

yoyo

tony melia wrote: »

this is the specs

That's only a CD drive alright, being honest as it's a slim type if you really need DVD playback your best bet likely would be an external DVD drive, these plug into a USB port/possibly 2 ports on the machine. You may find slim IDE DVD rom drives that would fit it on ebay (it looks like a fairly standard for "Dell" models so Dell IDE laptop ones should work), but do remove the current one and review the dimensions, positions of connector if you intend to go that route

Nick

Skerries

I hope you didn't pay more than €50 for that?

tony melia

Skerries wrote: »

I hope you didn't pay more than €50 for that?

60e
trying to figure out why there are 4 usb connections on monitor????

yoyo

tony melia wrote: »

60e
trying to figure out why there are 4 usb connections on monitor????

The monitor can act as a low power USB hub, you will have to run a USB cable (probably not provided) from the monitor into a free port on the computer.

Nick

bonzodog2

Depending on what you want to use DVDs for, maybe making ISO images of DVDs, put on USB sticks and mount as virtual drives might be an option instead of buying a new drive.