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March 21st, 2006, 10:34 PM
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Re: How to detect StarForce in your computer
It can trivial; no different than a CD drive. It's only a problem when you have to configure jumpers on the back for "master" versus "slave", or if your case is really cramped inside.
I never use CDs that come with drives, by the way - you shouldn't need to (unless they have a good version of Nero or something).
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March 22nd, 2006, 05:14 AM
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Re: How to detect StarForce in your computer
heres something strange. As I was turning on the computer I saw it mention the DVD drive as a mass storage device and the type in the start up screen but it still doesn't work.
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March 22nd, 2006, 11:51 PM
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Re: How to detect StarForce in your computer
Ok this problem is done with. I exchanged the external DVD drive for an internal one. Guy said it probably didn't work for me as I probably have USB 1, despite what the instructions said. Anyway took me no more than 10 minutes to install, so I am good to go.
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March 23rd, 2006, 12:04 AM
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Re: How to detect StarForce in your computer
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March 25th, 2006, 12:50 PM
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Re: How to detect StarForce in your computer
I know this issue is, for all intents and purposes, resolved, but I just wanted to chime in my 2 cents.
"heres something strange. As I was turning on the computer I saw it mention the DVD drive as a mass storage device and the type in the start up screen but it still doesn't work."
If the POST screen (the screen that pops up during boot, listing your memory, devices, etc) was reporting the external drive, the problem likely wasn't BIOS related.
The easiest way to get a DOS environment for BIOS flashing (I find), is to boot using a Win98 cd. Win2k/XP can't normally boot into a DOS environment, mainly because they are built on the NT core (which is non-DOS), While older versions of windows (WinME/Win98/Win95) all ran on top of DOS.
Personally I would have suggested re-installing Windows, in the event that that didn't help, you could be almost certain the external drive was defective.
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March 26th, 2006, 03:13 PM
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Re: How to detect StarForce in your computer
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Ok this problem is done with. I exchanged the external DVD drive for an internal one. Guy said it probably didn't work for me as I probably have USB 1, despite what the instructions said. Anyway took me no more than 10 minutes to install, so I am good to go.
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