marklawton
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Registered: 24th Apr 05
Location: Pensby, Wirral Drives:Golf mk4 GTI
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mines just died. not looking to spend alot but any recommendations and were to get one from?
also, are they just plug and play, easy for me to fit?
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_Allan_
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ebuyer, dabs etc.. all the usual places from the sticky thread above.
You can get a 24x speed for about £18 now. The are plug and play, you just need to make sure if your old one has a SATA or IDE socket. Easy to fit just usually a couple of screws at the side of the writer to secure to your case.
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marklawton
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not sure which one mine is, just had a look and it has,
a flat yellow cable and
a black plug with a yellow, red and 2 black wires going to it.
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Sam
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If the power cable going to the drive has this connector on it:
then you have an IDE drive.
If instead it looks like this:
then you have a SATA drive.
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marklawton
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thanks alot for your help mate. thats a massive help. thankyou
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Sam
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No worries. 
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_Allan_
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Ooops too late, Sam has already covered it  . Either are just as cheap and should be able to get one under £20 anyway.
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