cd-rw and dvd won't read or write

[David]

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If I use a burner with a cd-rom on the same cable, the
burner won't read or write (cd-rw or dvd). This only
happens with XP OS. I use win 2000 or win 98 and it work
fine. Now I have to unhook the cd-rom to be able to use
any of the burners. d.neris

 

[Guest]

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Maximum two IDE devices per cable, right?

An answer to a similar post suggested that DVD burners don't like to be the slave drive - check your cable connection.

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----- David wrote: -----

If I use a burner with a cd-rom on the same cable, the
burner won't read or write (cd-rw or dvd). This only
happens with XP OS. I use win 2000 or win 98 and it work
fine. Now I have to unhook the cd-rom to be able to use
any of the burners. d.neris