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dvd burner & cd burner master/slave
Name: kayvanblue Date: August 6, 2005 at 11:47:13 Pacific OS: win xp Pro CPU/Ram: AMD 3500+ 1 GB ram
Comment:
i have a cd burner installed on my computer. i got a new dvd burner,now that i connected my new dvd burner my cd burner does not work,however when i disconnect one of them another one works,i played around with the master/slave and jumpers in bios (lastest version),still no result!! any help? can i have 2 burners in my compuetr?
Name: ham30 Date: August 6, 2005 at 12:20:54 Pacific
Reply:
Try connecting them on diferent cables.
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Response Number 2
Name: jubalsams Date: August 7, 2005 at 00:20:52 Pacific
Reply:
The BIOS cannot change the jumpers: the jumpers are on the back of the drive.
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Response Number 3
Name: kayvanblue Date: August 7, 2005 at 10:43:48 Pacific
Reply:
thank you so much ,that helped me alot,,The Dvd burner must be the master and must be attached to the end of ide cable and the cd burner must be the slave, so it should be attached to middle ide cable. { i used a pliers to set a jumper on dvd burner so i made it Master ,after that i used my second jumper on my cd burner; this time i put the jumper on **cable select**} left pin =cable select middle pin=slave right pin= master
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