crashdummie

hi everyone I recently purchased a cicero computer that pretty much came with everything already installed; but i wanted to upgrade the sound card and install a dvd writer. sound card problem: I installed the card (creative 5.1 live) into the first PCI slot, disabled the onboard sound in the bios and installed all the neccessary software; but my computer still cannot recognize the card (hardware not found). I then tried the card in the second PCI slot with no further success, anybody have any idea what might be wrong? dvd writer drive installation problem: the brackets that support the drive in the cicero case is very difficult to work with. I cant seem to connect the brackets to the drive once the brackets are set in the groves. if anyone knows what im talking about, some advice would be great P.S. I think the cord that plugs into the sound card from the cd/rw is to short, do i need an extension? thanks in advance

recently i just bought a new cicero computer and bought a dvd writer seperatly. well just today after i got the drive in and turned on my computer, the computer did not only not recognize my dvd writer but also the d: drive which is my cd/rw drive:( are all case wiring similiar? i plugged in 2 plugs that fit the holes in the dvd drive and the little cord that goes to my sound card. my computer didnt come with a manual on installing new hardware so i kindov winged it; anyone have any suggestions for me? what plugs go into the dvd drive exactly? why did i lose my cd/rw drive during the proccess? thanks everyone.

yes tomay, it does appear in the device manager as multimedia audio controller. I cant understand why my computer cant install the driver for it.