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Question posted by rodneysidneyganges on February 19th, 2015

My Old Dvd Drive Died On Me, Iput My Gateway Sx2840_01 Drive In?

My computer is telling me I need DVD drive software, is their a link I can download this? Or any other solutions?

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Answer #1: Posted by TechSupport101 on February 20th, 2015 2:35 AM

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Hi. Generic DVD drivers are to be available by default within the OS files. This is why DVD driver are rarely available. If a simple restart will not do, then you may have to reload your OS and observe.

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