Re: dvd rom problems

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From: H (homer_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 06/19/04 

Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 02:33:01 +0100

Try switching each drive from master to slave and slave to master. So if you
dvd is master now change it to slave and do the same for the cdrw.

H

<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the reply, much appreciated
>
>
> My ide cable is connected correctly and I have checked
> the DMA settings they are device 0, dma 4 and device 1,
> dma is this ok or does it need changing, how can i change
> it. They work ok individually and in safe mode, when
> together the cd-rw opens files but very slow and the dvd
> not at all
>
> any feedback would be great and thanks
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Even you have jumpered the drives correctly, you must
> ensure they are correctly connected to the right IDE
> cable connectors.
> >For example, DVD rom jumpered as master and CD/RW as
> slave, the DVD should then be connected to the IDE
> connector at the end and the CD/RW at the middle. (both
> connectors is about 8 inches apart from each other) The
> far end connector should be connected to the secondary
> IDE channel on the mobo.
> >
> >Also in BIOS, have you enables DMA mode for the
> secondary IDE channles?
> >Usually it should be DMA mode 5 for DVD-rom and DMA mode
> 2 (or PIO mode 4) for the CD/RW (asumming DVD-rom is
> master and CD/RW is slave)
> >
> >Also go to device manager/hardware and check for the
> secondary IDE channels, it should be DMA mode 5 for
> device 0 and DMA2 or PIO 4 for device 1.
> >Click to enable DMA if it is not yet setted.
> >
> >If both DMA mode is setted in BIOS as well as in device
> manager and all the connections and jumpers are correctly
> setted and connected but you are still have the same
> problem; try boot in safe mode and login as administrator.
> >Go to device manager/hardware and then uninstall the DVD-
> rom as well as the CD/RW than reboot to normal startup.
> Let windows search and install the drivers for both
> optical drives.
> >
> >If the same problems appeared after all the above-
> mentioned fixing methods,
> >you may need to run regedit to delete the upper and
> lower filters for both drives.
> >
> >Note: if you run regedit, make sure to backup the reg
> files before deletion for just in case. You also need to
> re-install the burning software after the deletion of
> upper & lower filters.
> >
> >Hope it helps.
> >
> >--
> >Peter
> >
> >
> >"anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com" wrote:
> >
> >> in follow up to previous post I have tried it in safe
> >> mode and it seems to work, so I proceeded to unistall
> >> nero but it is still not work
> >>
> >> any help appreciated
> >>
> >.
> >

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