Question on OEM hardware (1 Viewer)

[anthony_b]

Newegg.com sells OEM DVD burners, so my question is do OEM devices come with at least the drivers ?

 

[James T]

Most of the time they do. Even if it doesn't, you can probably find it on the internet somewhere.

 

[WayneO]

Not necessarily drivers per se, but usually a DVD burning software program. Drivers aren't needed for windows to actually recongnize the drive in most cases.

 

[anthony_b]

So am I safe to buy an OEM dvd burner with no drivers running XP home edition ?

 

[James T]

You can always check MS Hardware Compatibility list. Here's the online verion http://www.microsoft.com/windows/cat...title=hardware

 

[Travis Olson]

I bought an OEM CD burner from Newegg and it came with Nero and an IDE cable. You shouldn't need to install any drivers manually.

 

[Mike Fassler]

the burner wont require any drivers, only software you want to use to burn with, and you can pretty much use anything you want.