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Hi... Looking for some guidance.
I purchased a Compaq X09 gaming system to use primarily for CAD work at the
beginning of this year. After I set the system up, I discovered that I
couldn't use both optical drives to write data. I contacted Compaq's online
support, and after two days, and a lot of online time, I was informed that XP
wouldn't support two drives configured to write data under Windows XP. Is
this a true statement?
I now have time to try to correct the problem (if that is possible). I have
read posts on this thread which would lead me to believe that I should be
able to configure the system to work properly.
The following is information which may be pertinent:
The HP DVD writer is set up through BIOS as the Secondary IDE Master. The
following is information provided in the BIOS setup: Device: ATAPI CD-ROM; HP
DVD Writer 300c; LBA Mode: Supported; PIO Mode: 4; Async DMA: Multiword DMA
2; Ultra DMA: Ultra DMA 2; Type: Auto; and PIO Mode: Auto.
The Samsung CDRW/DVDS is set up through BIOS as the Secondary IDE Slave. The
following is information provided in the BIOS setup: Device: ATAPI CD-ROM;
Samsung CDRW/DVD SM-348B; LBA Mode: Supported; PIO Mode: 4; Async DMA:
Multiword DMA 2; Ultra DMA: Ultra DMA 2; Type: Auto; and PIO Mode: Auto.
I have tried configuring both drives as writable drives through Windows
Explorer; but, when I reboot, things seem to change quite a bit. For example,
one of the drives won't be displayed, and the drive letter assignments change.
Thanks in advance for any help that might be provided.
Hi... Looking for some guidance.
I purchased a Compaq X09 gaming system to use primarily for CAD work at the
beginning of this year. After I set the system up, I discovered that I
couldn't use both optical drives to write data. I contacted Compaq's online
support, and after two days, and a lot of online time, I was informed that XP
wouldn't support two drives configured to write data under Windows XP. Is
this a true statement?
I now have time to try to correct the problem (if that is possible). I have
read posts on this thread which would lead me to believe that I should be
able to configure the system to work properly.
The following is information which may be pertinent:
The HP DVD writer is set up through BIOS as the Secondary IDE Master. The
following is information provided in the BIOS setup: Device: ATAPI CD-ROM; HP
DVD Writer 300c; LBA Mode: Supported; PIO Mode: 4; Async DMA: Multiword DMA
2; Ultra DMA: Ultra DMA 2; Type: Auto; and PIO Mode: Auto.
The Samsung CDRW/DVDS is set up through BIOS as the Secondary IDE Slave. The
following is information provided in the BIOS setup: Device: ATAPI CD-ROM;
Samsung CDRW/DVD SM-348B; LBA Mode: Supported; PIO Mode: 4; Async DMA:
Multiword DMA 2; Ultra DMA: Ultra DMA 2; Type: Auto; and PIO Mode: Auto.
I have tried configuring both drives as writable drives through Windows
Explorer; but, when I reboot, things seem to change quite a bit. For example,
one of the drives won't be displayed, and the drive letter assignments change.
Thanks in advance for any help that might be provided.