A friend of mine gave me his hp dvd writer dvd630e without the install disc i cant get it to work wat do i need to do please help me.

you might need to download the drivers or the firmware

http://www.download3k.com/Install-Samsung-SE-208AB-Firmware.html

also
Click start control panel administration tools computer management device manager scroll down cd-dvd rom drives you might see a yellow question /exclamation mark ? ! or a red X right click to update driver

http://download.cnet.com/slimdrivers-free/3000-18513_4-75279940.html

it might take some time being a freeware driver solution

note: it will find all of your outdated drivers

this is a free driver solutions
this will automatically search for and find the correct driver
you will have to update every driver individually once you update you might be asked whether you want to restart or make a system restore point click no to both of these then continue updating each driver free then restart once all of the drivers have been updated

hope this helps

Burn whatever you want,, so long as the disc are labeled as Rewritable (RW on the disc) To make it easy use Nero express or google"free Burners"
Windows also heas a free burner.

If the DVD-writer was factory-installed, then you can contact HP, and order a replacement CD that will contain the NERO and LightScribe software.
Cost will be under $20 for the CD, and about $20 for courier-delivery.

Or, instead of NERO, access http://www.MajorGeeks.com
and download "Ashampoo Burning Edition 6". It is _free_ software.
Version 9 of the software is better, but it's not free.

I don't have any substitutes for the LightScribe software.

your best bet is to google your product such as (google search "HP DVD940e Burner Software") and see if you can find it, if not contact your dealer and ask for a replacement CD

if you have cd writer and dvd rom then change your cd drive with cd/dvd writer because in the case of cd writer and dvd rom it gives error but sometimes the dvd play also but computer freeze from sometime and when we copy data then give us error messages i give you suggest to buy new cd/dvd writer

You tower might have a problem with it. Try getting it checked out by a Computer Repairman.

from the model number that you gave it shows that you have a burner. try going to were the music folder is at and right clicking with your mouse on the music and hit the send to option then select your cd rom as a destination then it will burn it this way as well. also make sure you have cd-rw disc dvd-r disc will not work for this

i downloaded the nero 8 trail version from the net but it needs a serial key to activate please send me the serial key for the activation and aslo tell me how can i crack it to make it full version

hey john,

do you have a burning software installed? you can download nero express @ majorgeeks.com

you mention that your friend gave it to you? was it working fine before? its easy to set up your new dvd writer whenever you have already installed a burning software like nero. well, you can also try clone dvd. it works very well too.

and also check for firmware upgrades for your dvd writer...you can find it here...

http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/FIRMWARE/Lite-On/LiteOn-DVD-JLMS-XJHD166S-firmware-101.shtml


hope this hepls

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