[RESOLVED] ToshibaDVD

[CuriousGeoge]

I am running on my last hope here, I hope you all can help. I have a "Gateway" Toshiba DVD player Model # SR-8582-C for which I have not been able to obtain the drivers for. I have contacted both Gateway(email and in person at local store) and have gotten absolutely no where. I also have the video card for it as well which is manufactured by a subsidary of Toshiba who I also contacted to no avail.
My many thanks in advance for any help I can recieve.

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[houseisland]

Hi.

You shouldn't need drivers for it unless you want to use it as a CD-ROM in DOS or W3.x. The generic drivers included with most modern OSs should work with your unit.

One note, though. A DVD-ROM does not by itself comprise a "DVD Player." Besides the DVD-ROM, an MPEG capable video card (or an add-on MPEG board) and a DVD player software package are also required. If you were sold a unit which was advertised as containing a "DVD Player" (and not just a DVD-ROM) and if your system does not contain these other essential items, scream loudly at whomever sold the computer to you - the louder the better.

[William Barnhart]

Originally posted by CuriousGeoge:
I am running on my last hope here, I hope you all can help. I have a "Gateway" Toshiba DVD player Model # SR-8582-C for which I have not been able to obtain the drivers for. I have contacted both Gateway(email and in person at local store) and have gotten absolutely no where. I also have the video card for it as well which is manufactured by a subsidary of Toshiba who I also contacted to no avail.
My many thanks in advance for any help I can recieve.

YOU ARE IN LUCK!!!!!! you must have a DVD Decoder Card (Creative labs works great on my toshiba DVD)if you do have a card then its probably manufactured by creative labs or Hollywood, I DO HAVE THE DRIVERS THAT YOU may need if its a creative labs card, or you can download them at : www.creativelabs.com (the updated drivers will give you the Windows 98 DVD player too!!!)if this doesnt work, then e-mail me and ill see what i can [email protected]

PS. you can also go to my Website , I THINK I may have the drivers there too, www.thegrid.net/budgetcomputers , (go ALL THE WAY to the bottom of the page and click on "My drivers")

[CuriousGeoge]

Thanks alo for the help, but now that leads me to ask for some additional help. I hope this isnt too trivial for you
The Toshiba DVD Player I bought at a computer show from an aquaintance at the time. He purchased items from Gateway (it had a missing faceplate) as for the video card, I have already upgraded to a Creative Labs Banshee 16 meg...will I be fine with that or do I need an additional card?
I am running an OS of Win 95 btw, and installing on an NEC computer.
Half tempted to install it and see, but since I have no other computer, if I mess it up..Im in trouble :P

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