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Old November 19th 05, 11:53 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Default CD drives quit simultaneously

glee wrote:
If the drives are internal IDE CD drives, you do not need any install files. The CD
writer uses CD mastering software (Nero, Easy CD Creator, or whatever), but as far
as reading discs, Windows itself provides the drivers needed for both drives. If
the CD drives are both listed in Device Manager with no problems, and the system
performance tab shows all drives configured for optimal performance rather than
showing some drives in MS-DOS Compatibility Mode, then the Windows drivers are
already installed.

Your problem may lie with a loose or faulty data cable attached to both optical
drives, or a problem with the IDE controller they are attached to (I assume the
secondary IDE controller). When the computer boots, does the boot screen show the
drives being enumerated, and do they appear on the secondary IDE channel as master
and slave?

In Device Manager, what is shown under the Hard Disk Controllers category, on each
of the tabs?


I can't see how to copy what I see so I can post here.

I did run msinfo32 as PCR suggested, under Components/Multimedia/CDRom,
I see
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Drive: H
Volume: No CD in drive.

Drive: I
Volume: No CD in drive.
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That looks right for drives H/I

In Device Manager, for my HP CDWriter, in Settings the only things
checked are
* auto insert notification
* DMA

Does this sound normal?

Comments on above?

TIA

MS