Older printer
drivers are always hard to find. How about the ink
cartridges for them? Dell
ink is the hardest to find. Printer ink
for the older machines can be easy to find if you know right where to look.
Shop around to find the best deals on inkjet and toner
cartridges.
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}
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}
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players? Need a place to share your
music.
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top MP3 players, you
will notice that they are very inexpensive.
Price comparison can be very
beneficial to you.
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}
elsif ($ENV{'REQUEST_URI'} eq "/qa/forum/messages/975.shtml") {
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pets in Sims, you may remember that you need
pet supplies for your real
pet. As much as its just a game, your real
pet needs some
lovin' right now. Go buy them a
Pet Bed, and or teach your
Dog some tricks.
end
}
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}
elsif ($random eq -2) {
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$ran2 = int(rand(5));
print <
end
}
elsif (($random >= 0) && ($random <= 7)) {
print <
end
}
elsif (($random > 7) && ($random <= 8)) {
print <
end
}
else {
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end
}
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#
#
#end
Installing a CD-Writer
By Eric Georgieff
October 1999
When buying a CD Writer, it is important to decide what type of drive you want. An
external drive has the advantage of being easy to install (all you have to do is hook it
up to your parallel port), as well as being portable. However it's big disadvantage is
that it is extremely slow. In fact, it could quite possibly take up to two hours to write
650 MB (the maximum capacity a CD can hold) to a single CD-R disk. An internal drive on
the other hand, could accomplish the same job in much less time (I'm guessing probably
about 20 minutes). Furthermore, an external drive will cost you much more then an internal
model. So, as you can see, it would be preferrable to choose an internal drive.
Installing the drive:
If you have ever installed a hard drive before, installing an internal CD writer should
not be much harder. Just follow these steps:
1. Remove the case that covers your computer. This can usually be done by removing six
screws fout at the back of your computer.
2. Look at how many free slots you have in front of your computer (each drive that you
have, be it a floppy disk drive or a hard drive takes up one of these bays).
If there is no free 5-1/4 inch drive bay, you will have to remove one of your current
drives, and replace it with the CD writer. If this is your situation, you could remove the
CD drive, since the writer can also read CD's (albeit at a slower speed).
3. Once you have determined which bay you are going to install the drive into, you will
have to remove the cover for that particular bay (in front of your computer). In this way,
you will then be able to slip the CD drive into the computer from the front.
4. Once you have inserted the CD drive into the computer, in the way I have just
described, you will have to screw it down using four short, flat nosed, screws (these
should have come with the drive). Look at how your other drives are screwed in, and do the
same with the CD writer.
5. You will now have to connect it to your motherboard. To do this you will need to have a
free IDE Cable connector (the same as is used to connect your hard drive to the
motherboard). However, make sure you don't use the same ribbon cable as is connected to
your hard drive, even if there are two connectors (ends) to it. Instead use the one that
connects to your CD drive. If you want to keep your CD drive (which you should, if you
have enough free bays), and you see that there is only one connector on the ribbon that
goes from your motherboard to your CD drive, you will need to buy another IDE Interface
Cable, that splits into two, and replace your current cable with that one. You must also
make sure that when you connect the ribbon cable, that the striped side of the cable is
aligned with pin #1 on the back of your CD writer.
6. After you have connected the IDE cable to your CD writer, you must connect a power
cable to it. A power cable has four large holes on the connector (which is normally white)
and is usually connected to your power supply (the box with the fan in it) with four red
and orange cables. Once again, if you removed your CD rom drive, you can simply use the
connector that was connected to that one. Otherwise you will either have to find one
inside your computer that isin't being used, or buy a Y cable to split a connector into
two (which you can then use to power the CD rom drive and the CD writer).
7. After you have put the CD writer in the computer, screwed it down (so that it doesn't
move around), connected both the IDE ribbon cable and the power cable to it, you can close
your case and turn on the computer. If all goes well, the light on the CD writer should
flash (or turn on for a few seconds), and your computer should boot as it normally does.
You can then proceed to installing the driver that came with your writer, or allow windows
to install what default drivers it may find.
