Re: DVD and CD writer won't work same time!

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From: Yves Leclerc (yleclercNOSPAM_at_maysys.com)
Date: 01/27/05 

Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 09:35:10 -0500

Set one of the drives to MASTER and the other to Slave. Then, you should be
able to access both. However, you will need a retail CD/DVD burning
software kit in order to be able to use both recorders at the same time. XP
built-in CD burning and the drive included burning software only allows one
burner at a time.

"Jatinder" <Jatinder@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:914DF052-DFD2-44B9-97F6-F17657DA1732@microsoft.com...
> Hi everyone!
> I had Cd writer in my computer (2.4 Gh, Xp Pro Sp2), working all right.
> But
> when i installed DVD writer my computer now shows two drive letter one
> for
> CD and other for DVD. But DVD write won't work. Only CD writer works. I
> double checked all my wires are connected well on DVD writer. The funny
> things is during reboot i can open my DVD writer and CD writer trays. But
> when i reached to xp desktop only CD writer tray opens, but dvd writer
> won't.
> Then i removed all wires connected with my CD writer, and reboot now my
> DVD
> writer works fine i burned couple of DVDs. So what is wrong why they both
> don't works same time. What i need to done to work both of them same time.
> Is
> it possible or am i just wasting my time. Thanks much.

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