Re: [SLUG] Two DVD Drives

From: Steven Buehler (steven@sanctuaryweb.org)
Date: Tue Mar 29 2005 - 22:25:22 EST


On Mar 29, 2005, at 9:06 PM, Joe Brandt wrote:

> I have ,for a while now, a DVD-ROM drive that has always worked
> without a hitch. Until I replaced mu CD burner with a DVD burner.
> Now I get messages that my DVD-ROM does not have any media in it. Did
> it just happen to die when I replaced the CD burner with a DVD burner?
> Or is there something preventing 2 DVD devices from working on the
> same machine?

Check the jumpers that they are not both set to Master or both set to
Slave (my practice is just to use Cable Select and eliminate the
possibility).

If they are failing on separate cables, then the cable attached to the
non-working drive is most likely the issue, either not fully seated or
the power may not be fully seated (it is easy to inadvertently pull the
cables when working in such a tight space). Or, the IDE cable is simply
busted.

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