How to Install a DVD Burner on a Computer

Installing a DVD burner is considered a simple task. Most of the DVD burners come with a manual that inform you about the installation process. Make sure you pick up the right tool kit before you install an internal DVD Burner.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Turn your computer off. Wait for a while until all components of the system cool down.

2. Place your computer on a wooden floor or rubber mat. This will ensure safety from power discharge.

3. Disconnect all the cables. Turn off the power/mains attached to your machine.

4. Remove the computer case with a + screw driver. Once the screws are removed, slide the cover to detach it.

5. View the motherboard with a hard drive, processor and the RAM connected to it.

6. Pull out slowly all the cables connected to your old drive.

7. Detach the screws on either side of your old drive. Once this is done, you can slide out the old drive and remove it.

8. Place your new burner in the space where your old drive was kept. Slide the burner gently along the case to place it. Make sure that the placement is done with perfect alignment.

9. Fix the screws that you had removed earlier. Connect the cables in proper sequence.

10. Replace the case into its original position. Do not fix the screws back to the case. Screws can be fixed once you have tested the successful installation of the burner.

11. Turn your computer on and check whether the burner is operating properly.

12. Go through the manual again, if necessary.

13. Put back all the screws and refit the computer case.
    
    

Tips & Warnings

• Put on anti-static wrist band while working. This will ensure more safety from power discharge while installing the DVD burner.
• Find the online help number provided in the instruction manual, in case you are stuck and need guidance for a serious problem.
• Keep the screws in a secure place. Getting up from your place while working to find the screws can be frustrating.