the burner i got was OEM so i already had what was needed to install this burner, no s/w was supplied with it but i am using nero 6, and that recognises the drive and i now the drive works coz av used it, and i put the pin settings to the same setting as the 1 that i removed, it is just that right click, send to, dvd-rw, that i need to get sorted, thx for all the replies, =)
edit- meant to say that prior to install i checked the pin settings to make sure of proper install, and the DVD-rom & and my CD-rw were on cable select but different ribbons, so i installed the dvd burner with the same settings as the cd-rw that i removed,