The SW-252F is a CD / DVD reader manufactured by Samsung. Problems such as drive is not found or is not recognized by Windows, or drive cannot read or write media can be solved when you update the driver. This update - "Samsung_SW252f_driver.zip" - has an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars based on 50 reviews, and has been downloaded 8,249 times. Visitors have successfully installed this driver on PCs running Windows Vista and Windows XP. The total disk space used for this update is 68.0 KB.
SW-252F
Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT4, Windows NT3.51, Windows ME, Windows 98SE, Windows 98
SAMSUNG SAY:
No additional device driver is needed for Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/NT4.0, as the default Windows device driver is used. You can check that the CD-R/RW drive has been correctly detected by Windows. To do so, proceed as follows.
Double-click on the My Computer icon on your desktop.
Double-click on the Control Panel folder.
Double-click on the System icon.
Click on the Device Manager tab.
Expand the CD-ROM branch.
The SAMSUNG CD-R/RW SW - *** device name is displayed.
The SAMSUNG device driver enables discs in the CD-R/RW drive to be read but not recorded in an MS-DOS environment; the driver is located in the D driver folder on the CD record utility disc. AND IT IS IN THE ZIP FILE.
SteveE (DG Member) on 10-Dec-2004
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The following files are found inside the driver download file.
Name | Size | Date |
---|---|---|
SSCDROM.SYS | 34.8 KB | 24 Apr 1999 |
MSCDEX.EXE | 25.6 KB | 8 Jun 2000 |
SamsungCDdriver_readmefirst.txt | 703 bytes | 11 Dec 2004 |
README.DOC | 2.0 KB | 24 Apr 1999 |
ENG.FNT | 2.0 KB | 24 Apr 1999 |
CDSETUP.EXE | 73.2 KB | 24 Apr 1999 |
To get the SW-252F driver, click the green download button above. After you complete your download, move on to Step 2.
If the driver listed is not the right version or operating system, search our driver archive for the correct version. Enter Samsung SW-252F into the search box above and then submit. In the results, choose the best match for your PC and operating system.
Tech Tip: If you are having trouble deciding which is the right driver, try the Samsung Driver Update Utility. It is a software utility which automatically finds and downloads the right driver.
To find the newest driver, you may need to visit the Samsung website. Most major device manufacturers update their drivers regularly.
Once you have downloaded your new driver, you'll need to install it. In Windows, use a built-in utility called Device Manager, which allows you to see all of the devices recognized by your system, and the drivers associated with them.
In Windows 11, Windows 10 & Windows 8.1, right-click the Start menu and select Device Manager
In Windows 8, swipe up from the bottom, or right-click anywhere on the desktop and choose "All Apps" -> swipe or scroll right and choose "Control Panel" (under Windows System section) -> Hardware and Sound -> Device Manager
In Windows 7, click Start -> Control Panel -> Hardware and Sound -> Device Manager
In Windows Vista, click Start -> Control Panel -> System and Maintenance -> Device Manager
In Windows XP, click Start -> Control Panel -> Performance and Maintenance -> System -> Hardware tab -> Device Manager button
Locate the device and model that is having the issue and double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
Select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button and follow the instructions.
In most cases, you will need to reboot your computer in order for the driver update to take effect.
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