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help! my lite-on cdrw shows as cd-rom!

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Name: mikeg
Date: May 3, 2002 at 21:03:13 Pacific
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hi, i am in win98se, and just started using a lite-on 40x12x48 cdrw drive...along with a lite-on 16x dvd. well, the dvd runs great, but the cdrw is being recognized as a cd-rom! it won't let me burn with nero. it states no cd-recorder available. weird. but the drive works as a cd-rom. what did i do wrong!?



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Response Number 1
Name: sam
Date: May 3, 2002 at 21:07:03 Pacific
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Nero probably needs an update for your cdrw drive. Check the website.


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Name: mikeg
Date: May 3, 2002 at 21:13:14 Pacific
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hi, thanks for helping. the problem is, even adaptec easy cd said it was a cd-rom, and not a cdrw. really weird. what can i do?


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Response Number 3
Name: sam
Date: May 3, 2002 at 21:51:34 Pacific
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You need an update for EZCD too
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Windows only recognizes and has drivers for cdroms. The burner software like Nero and EZCD have to supply their own drivers for CDRW.


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Response Number 4
Name: mikeg
Date: May 4, 2002 at 19:02:36 Pacific
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ok, i just got easy cd creator 5 hooked up...and it still tells me that the cdrw is a cd-rom...when i go to burn cd it states that no cd-r is in the drive...i have tried 4 different brands...even the one that came with the freakin drive for free! H E L P ! i doubt this has to do with the programs, since i tried easy cd 4, easy cd 5, and nero!



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Response Number 5
Name: mikeg
Date: May 4, 2002 at 21:24:30 Pacific
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ok, i put the dvd as slave on HD cable. now the cdrw is alone as master of secondary ide cable...but it still is not being read as a cdrw! there should be no conflicts...maybe i need a driver? i can't seem to figure out what it needs?


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