I purchased a LG DVD writer (16x Super DVD/CD Rewriter) and a IDE to USB cable (R Driver II) to use for a IBM laptop. The IDE to USB cable comes with a power adapter and a IDE to USB cable. However when connected, the writer can't open when pressed and the the laptop does not show the writer icon. The device manager shows a message "This device cannot start (Code 10)". I had tested the cable and the cable is not a problem. The cable is designd to work for DVD/CD 5.25, 3.5 and 2.5 harddrives. I am using window xp and sp2. Regards.

Check the jumper on the drive. Is it set to master/slave? It may not make a difference but then again it might. I used to have a signature but it disappeared and I just couldn't be bothered writing another so please feel free to ingore this.

i know the cable i use for similar items only works when the drive is set at cable select. try it that way. AMD Athlonxp 3200+ OC Asus A7N8x-deluxe-E ATI AIW 9600pro 2x WD SATA raptors/raid0 160gb Corsair XMS3200 16x Lite-on DVD 12x DVD-R wireless card used as p

Try changing the jumpers but the device manager show "This device cannot start (Code 10)". But it show code 22 than change to code 10. >> i know the cable i use for similar items only works when the drive is set at cable select. try it that way. How to change it at cable select? Tks.