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    windows 10 -> TV -> amplifier, no 5.1, only stereo

    I am running windows 10. When I hook up to my television via HDMI, the computer sees the TV set as stereo (Which it has for on-board speakers). The TG set (an LG 49UH6030) is hookup up to a surround sound amp (A Devon AVR 1640) via an optical cable. The Windows 19 computer only lets me select...
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    connecting soundbar with tv

    I have got a new F&D IT180X 2.0 TV Sound bar and I have a VIDEOCON DDB smart led TV 42inch I have problem in connecting the sound bar with my TV can anyone help me with this
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    Should I update my Realtek HD Audio Manager driver to help use of my optical drive?

    My W7 Pro ASUS model A53SD notebook does not allow me to play or record anything from its optical drive. I can see the drive, eject the media that I put inside, but I cannot access the media, itself. Also, I can only open the drive through a program like windows media or Cyberlink PowerDVD 12...
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    Asus X555UA HDD Caddy

    I am wanting to replace the HD in Asus X555UA with SSD and move the HD to Optical Drive bay. I am trying to find a HDD Caddy for the X555UA. Anyone done similar upgrade on Asus X555US or F555U series?
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    Just wanted to know if I could do this for my laptop. (2 hard drives)

    Model Number: HP Pavilion Notebook - 15 - ab153nr My laptop currently has 5400 rpm hard drive inside of it and it is extremely slow. One day, I was scrolling through Youtube and I found this video explaining how to add another hard drive or a ssd in place of the optical drive of a laptop...
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    There is a closed-off section for an optical drive in Aspire 17 e. Can one be installed?

    There is a closed-off space for an optical drive on the side of my Aspire. Most (all?) models just have a piece of plastic covering the area. Is it possible for users to install one. Optical drive upgrade? or are the electronic components not there or not connectable?
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    no button dvd slot, but has optical drive in specs

    My Asus laptop says it has a super multi dvd, but there is no button in my dvd slot. Please help, immediately need it.
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    Solved! Cramming a GPU into a Laptop's optical drive bay

    Hi everyone, this is my first post. I own a Sony VAIO VPCEH1AFX. It's a lame walmart model that came with a Pentium B940, a low end Sandy Bridge processor. I recently upgraded it to an i7-2640m and I'm enjoying the speed bump and logical cores. Only cost me $50! But it got me thinking. I saw...
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    Philips32pfs5501/12 to a Kenwood RXD 553

    Can I connect an optical audio cable to Philips32pfs5501/12 to a Kenwood RXD 553 hifi system?
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    PC - Satellite P105-S6064- won't boot; Power Light flashes once but Optical Drive light flickers endlessly.

    Hello. I recently changed my HDD (over a month though) and it has been doing just fine, off course there would be this issue and that. But the focus of my post is a recent problem I encountered while surfing the net and browsing some files: the Optical Drive gave a sound and upon checking, only...
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    I have a Matshita UJ8B2 optical drive in my dell latitude somehow the metal slider bracket on the right hand side has come off

    Laptop Optical Drive off its metal slider bracket.
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    Convertible laptops with optical drives?

    Looking for a touchscreen laptop, preferably convertible and preferably with optical drive. Approx 14" screen size or 13", i5-7xxx and min 8gb of ram with full 1080p screen. Anyone know of a laptop that would fit all these requirements? Don't want to have to spend more than £700 really...
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    Installing Kali on VirtualBox

    I am trying to install kali on virtualbox, but whenever I try to select my kali .iso as the virtual optical drive, it says Failed to open the disk image file E:\kali-linux-2017.1-amd64.iso. Could not get the storage format of the medium 'E:\kali-linux-2017.1-amd64.iso' (VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED)...
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    Solved! Asus ROG GL552VW - Chipset HM170 - SATA speed

    Hello! I want to upgrade my ROG GL552VW. Want to change the optical drive to an SSD. My question, which generation SATA is by the optical drive? The SATA 1 and 2 have 150 and 300 MB/s speed, which is below to the SSD's speed (450MB/s). My laptop have the HM170 chipset. In the specification I...
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    Use DVD Player as optical drive

    Is it possible to somehow use DVD Player (such as Pioneer DV-393-S) who only have RCAs and Scart outputs to use as DVD/CD media readers and optical drives?
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    Need suggestions for a Blu-Ray drive for my GE72VR 6RF

    I want to upgrade the DVD Drive on my GE72VR 6RF to a Blu-Ray drive. I know I need a 9.5mm drive but that's it. Is there a specific line of drives that I should use? Are they universal? Anyone have a suggestion? Also - when I get the drive, how hard is it to take the bezel off the old DVD rom...
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    Lenovo Ideapadd 300 Blu-Ray?

    I have a Lenovo Ideapad 300-15ISK, with a RAMBO optical drive. Can I swap this drive out for one that will play Blu-Ray disks?
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    USB and Optical Drive not available in Boot Menu

    Hi All: First of all, this community has been a lifesaver previously -- I cannot count the number of times I have found solutions here, so first, thank you. I am home on vacation at my parents house and, as is often the case, am finding myself wanting to run as thorough an antivirus scan as...
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    I have a Dell Inspiron 3265 AMD E2 All In One Desktop, And in the quick start guide, the optical drive is labeled number 18 an

    Unsure if there is an optical drive in Dell Inspiron 3265 AMD E2 All In One Desktop Computer.
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    Speech muted when using soundbar

    I recently bought an LG SH5 soundbar to go with my TV however I have been having issues with the sound frequently when using it. I have connected the soundbar to my Sky Q box using an optical cable and do not use the TV speakers at all. Whenever I pause the Sky Q box for more than 10-15...