CD ROM on a P166??

[andys2]

I bought a CD ROM drive for the girlfriends computer the other day ( mail order from E-buyer ) and it wasn't until it arrived that I noticed the minimum system requirements were a P266 and her computer is only a P166.
Does this mean it will not work at all or will it just run slower than it's supposed to?

[docevi1]

you bought a CDROM (i.e. the 5.25" drive) and it has minimum specs? Well I'll be!

I'm guessing it's simply a case of it's a >40x drive and the P166 won't be able to read the data? I'd say it'd be fine, tho why not swap with yours if you have one?

[agent006]

It's talking bollocks. I have a 66mhz computer here with 2 cd roms in it.

[docevi1]

maybe not, after thinking about it I'm guessing it's refering to applications that either come with the CDRom or is been arsey in suggesting the programs that might run on a CDRom need >266.

[annodomini2]

If the system has an ide interface (which it will) the cdrom should work, most ide compatible device even if they are ata100 are backwards compatible.

The best you can do is try, you won't break it (unless you do something silly with it), if it doesn't work take it back and ask to exchange it for one that will run.

[rsvmilly]

Should work fine. Just don't bother installing whatever software is bundled with it.

If you're installing it on a windows PC then you probably won't need to install any software on it. Win95 onwards should have sufficient drivers.

[simpo two]

My first Pentium was a P75 and that ran a CD-ROM drive fine. A writer might be more demanding I guess.