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DVD-ROM drive not working with CD Writer
Hi all,
This problem is really baffling me. I have two hard drives on the primary controller both set as master, and I select ( via a DIY power switch) which one I want to use before boot up. One has win xp, and the other has win 98se. On the secondary controller I had dvd-rom as master, and cd-rom as slave. I changed the slave cd-rom to a slave cd-writer. In win xp all is fine, but in win 98se the dvd-rom drive is missing from device manager, so not available for use. If I return the original cd-rom drive as slave, all is well again. So, please, any help as to what is wrong, and how to put it right? Thanks, Regards. David |
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Try installing the new CD writer as master and move the DVD to slave.
-- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "David Sewell" wrote in message ... Hi all, This problem is really baffling me. I have two hard drives on the primary controller both set as master, and I select ( via a DIY power switch) which one I want to use before boot up. One has win xp, and the other has win 98se. On the secondary controller I had dvd-rom as master, and cd-rom as slave. I changed the slave cd-rom to a slave cd-writer. In win xp all is fine, but in win 98se the dvd-rom drive is missing from device manager, so not available for use. If I return the original cd-rom drive as slave, all is well again. So, please, any help as to what is wrong, and how to put it right? Thanks, Regards. David |
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