Can the teac dw-224e-36 drive be replaced with a dvd burner drive?
thanks,
brent
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The problem with replacing the original CD drive in these notebook computers appears to be a serious "large-scale" problem.
When you replace the CD drive with another Manufacturer and/or Model the Recovery CD and associated software can't find the exact drive ID its looking for. It then refuses to proceed with the software reload to bring itself online and function properly.
This is called "forcing the customer to come to the original manufacturer only" policy and paying whatever they demand to get a replacement that will work properly with all the original system CD's.
I'm sure the Boot EPROM has the DW-224E-36 ID burnt into it to ensure it doesn't load alternate drivers.
We all hate to pay $150 - $190 for a drive we know cost approximately $20 - $30 to make. When you make 5,000 to 15,000 of anything every week, the actual manufacturing cost gets incredibly low.
I've been chasing an answer to this problem for a Toshiba Satellite A25-S207 system needing a functional DW-224E-36 DVD ROM CD R/W drive because it won't read the Recovery DVD to load the software onto a new HardDrive. The Notebook is literally "like new" but the HardDrive and CDROM drive are disfunctional due to overheating. The cooling airway pathway was totally blocked with "lint" and the owner never thought to have a professional look at the system.
I wish us all "good luck" finding a seller that is satisfied making a "reasonable profit". All I've thus far been able to find are sellers wanting to triple, quadruple or 6X their money on anyone that relies solely on a notebook computer.
Toshiba wants $188 for a replacement. Then add state tax and shipping to pay over $200. This is outrageous for this product and the PC owner will probably have to throw the unit away as she can't afford it. $100 for a new hard drive, $200 for a new CD drive, $100 for a new battery and $100 for 1GB of new RAM (remove 2ea-256MB small DIMM's and replace with 2ea 512MB small DIMM's). This doesn't have any labor included with the costs. I'm doing the repair as a friend to the owner's family. $400 is minimum to cover the "need", the extra RAM is a "want".
The real loser's are the PC owner and the world we live in because we have another 10-14 lbs of "electronic & plastic scrap" to bury in a hole somehere and she has to figure out how to fulfill her computer needs affordably.
Goood Luck to all. JRCjr 12-28-08
(I would appreciate whomever owns this website to not make my email address viewable by the general public). Should someone have a better answer I am open to suggestions.
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SOURCE: can't burn data
Hi,
Here's the newest driver for your burner. Go to Control Panel, then Device Manager, then click on the + symbol next to disk drives, and double click on the TEAC device. Click the Driver tab and press Update Driver, then choose the 'Let me find the driver' option, and navigate to the folder where you unzipped the file to. Double click and Install. Reboot.
http://www.softwaredriverdownload.com/download/driver/DW224E.ZIP
For burning, I would recommend Nero, Alcohol 120% or ImgBurn.
Good luck and Season's Greetings!
Chris (ziraffa)
SOURCE: teac dw-224e-a dvd rom will not read dvd +r -rw data
Here's the newest driver for your burner. Go to Control Panel, then
Device Manager, then click on the + symbol next to disk drives, and
double click on the TEAC device. Click the Driver tab and press Update
Driver, then choose the 'Let me find the driver' option, and navigate
to the folder where you unzipped the file to. Double click and Install.
Reboot.
http://www.softwaredriverdownload.com/download/driver/DW224E.ZIP
For burning, I would recommend Nero, Alcohol 120% or ImgBurn.
Good luck and Season's Greetings!
Chris (ziraffa)
SOURCE: driver for TEAC DW 224e-a
I just had this problem! I am definately not a computer person but have just spent hours looking on the internet for an answer...
Once I found it, I decided I needed some good karma to come my way and so I am back to one of the top Google results to post my findings.....
Simply follow the link below (you don't even have to download anything!) and follow the directions... Very easy and everything works perfectly!
http://forums.driverguide.com/showthread.php?t=21669&page=4
SOURCE: how do i update the driver in windows XP?
If you ever want to install anything, HW or drivers, just follow the link below, verbatim.
Installing Devices on PCs and Laptops
SOURCE: problem is that my DVD
Download VLC (google it) for free, see if that plays the dvd. Most likely your player has an issue, VLC plays ANYTHING (pretty much!) without issue.
If that doesnt work then you'll have a problem with the actual drive.
Go to this "Website," and "Fill-in" or {Choose} any information needed to get the "Drivers" you need. Than you'll be able to "Download the Drivers."
!Attention: The 'Part No." is a "letter off. ie: "Yours= [R] Theirs = [V]. "I will say. its 'safe' to try!"
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paul7of9
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