I just happen to have a friends Gateway 2000 on my bench that I am working
on now (bad hard drive).  It looks like to me the easiest thing to do if you
want to keep cost down, is purchase a standard internal IDE CD-ROM drive and
install in the internal drive bay behind the drop down door (push button on
top of case) to the right of the existing CD drive.  Make the cable
connections and your on your way.  Or if you are adventurous, you probably
could remove the face plate on the new drive, remove  the color matching
front from the existing dive and install on the new drive for a factory
look.
LOL
Joe Baire


----- Original Message -----
From: Rick Glazier <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 3:04 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Gateway CD-ROM


> My sister-in-law was given a Gateway P5-200.
> The CD-ROM seems to be "cranky" about reading
> factory pressed CD disks. (I changed the cable to
> a new one, same problem.)
> The CD front plastic is sort of molded into and part of
> the rest of the case. (It is not a standard drive like
> I am used to.)
> Where can we get a replacement at a reasonable
> cost?  It would not have to be "state of the art".
>                  Rick Glazier
>
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