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cd rom + cd burner not working

Feb 24, 2004 11:06AM PST

Aspire pc
windows me
Intel(r)family 6 model 5 processor
128MG Ram

I installed a cd/rw drive and when I plug the cable into the cdrom drive, neither drives work. I unplug the cable from the cd rom drive and the cd rom works.
I know that this is probably a simple solution, but I don't know it.
I appreciate the help that cnet has given me through the years and in the years to come.

Thanks
Flora

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Re:cd rom + cd burner not working
Feb 24, 2004 11:13AM PST

In the most common scenario, the jumpers were not set proper. Many machines require both drives set to CS, others will want one drive master, the other slave. I won't be able to tell what yours will be.

Bob

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Re:Re:cd rom + cd burner not working
Feb 25, 2004 5:45AM PST

Also there are a few CD RW's that do not like to "exist" w/ another CD drive. I got one (el cheep-o)