Sony dvd/cd drive m/n. AD-7190S

http://www.sony-optiarc.us/?id=557

Firmware update time! It will work.

You need is an open slot for the drive, an available SATA slot / cord, and a SATA power. It may require you to go into BIOS, and in some cases a driver for the new drive. Don't forget the SATA drivers if you have XP.



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If it's a sata connection on the drive you may not have any sata sockets on the motherboard. You will need something like an IDE to Sata adapter like this one: Adapter.

If you are trying to install Windows XP then -
The problem is that XPinstallation CD does not have a SATA driver, unless you have a SATA drive on adisk etc. and can install the driver when XP asks for a hard drive driver then,XP cannot detect the hard disk and therefore won't install XP.The FIX.Go into the BIOS anddisable the SATA drive (enable IDE emulation), this will make XP think it is aIDE/PATA hard disk. Then you can install XP normally. When Windows hasbeen installed then install all the device drivers (including the SATA driver),then shut down and boot up and got into the BIOS and enable the SATA drive.http://www.fixya.com/support/r4335035-installing_windows_xp_sata_hard_drive

The problem is that XPinstallation CD does not have a SATA driver, unless you have a SATA drive on adisk etc. and can install the driver when XP asks for a hard drive driver then,XP cannot detect the hard disk and therefore won't install XP. The FIX. Go into the BIOS anddisable the SATA drive (enable IDE emulation), this will make XP think it is aIDE/PATA hard disk. Then you can install XP normally. When Windows hasbeen installed then install all the device drivers (including the SATA driver),then shut down and boot up and got into the BIOS and enable the SATA drive.

You can change the dvd rom by opening the computer case and taking out the sata cable and power cable.
you can replace it with any SATA DVD+/-RW SATA Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136216
Windows XP, Vista and 7 will automatically install the new DVD drive for you.
Vous pouvez modifier le DVD-ROM en ouvrant le boîtier de l'ordinateur et en tenant le câble SATA et câble d'alimentation.

vous pouvez la remplacer par n'importe quel DVD SATA + /-RW SATA Drive

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136216

Windows XP, Vista et 7 installera automatiquement le nouveau lecteur DVD pour vous

Windows XP does not have embedded SATA drivers.
Please click on this link for instruction on installing Windows XP on SATA hard drives :-
http://www.fixya.com/support/r4335035-installing_windows_xp_sata_hard_drive

Boot her up with a xp cd in the cd/dvd drive. She will take boot sector from there. Problem is that you mounted a SATA drive on an old IDE motherboard and used an additional PCI interface card that misfires
too fast or to slow to get xp's boot sector. Had such a case under my hands few months ago. This was the solution there.
Copied xp to a separate DVD and uses this to boot system, pc will only use boot sector from this and then use installed sata drive. Once fired up you can tempoerarily remove that CD/DVD and use for tasks.
Your problem lies in an older BIOS or older component. Maybe there is a later version.
BIOS flashing is tricky. Be sure to have backup before flashing. No experience leave it.

http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/download/updates/cdarchitectfamily if you are using 5.0 you will need to upgrade from the web site above, to 5.2 then do the 5.2 update as this is the Vista patch,

WHEN BOOTING TO LOAD WINDOWS XP START AFRESH BY FORMATING YOUR HDD FIRST AND WHEN U DONE BOOT YOUR SYSTEM UP FROM YOUR CD ROM THE DRIVERS WILL GET DETECTED AUTOMATIC AND THAN START YOUR INSTALLION.