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elvis650
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_ 		14. January 2005 @ 17:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi. I'm a newbie to this site and computers so please bear with me. I have an LG dvdrom & an NEC dvdrw, when a disc is put into either one and starts to "load" my system completely freezes. Completely! Only a reboot unfreezes it and 90% of the time it will freeze up again after it detects the disc. I have a ASUS P4P800S motherboard, P4 3GHZ, 1 gig of ram. System is clean, no viruses, Slave & master are correct, Device Manager is ok, URL's are different, no conflict. Major Headache when trying to burn cd's or install new programs with drivers. Any and all help is greatly apprieciated.

PS please explain step by step--I'm a newbie.
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ddp
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_ 		15. January 2005 @ 11:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
which rom is master & slave
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elvis650
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_ 		15. January 2005 @ 12:39 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ddp - dvdrom is master at the end of the cable and dvdrw is slave. What is cable select?
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_ 		15. January 2005 @ 15:31 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
switch drives around so that dvdrom is slave & writer is master. cable select needs a certain 80 wire cable so leave it alone. enable dma on rom drives in device manager/cdroms/properties. might have to restart windows after that
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elvis650
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_ 		15. January 2005 @ 15:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ddp - I can change slave & master but I can't find dma in device manager/cdrom drives/properties. please advise - with thanks.
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ddp
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_ 		16. January 2005 @ 09:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
device manager/cdroms/properties/settings
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elvis650
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_ 		16. January 2005 @ 12:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ddp - after a lengthy ordeal I believe the dma was enabled. I don't have a settings tab. Problem still exists. Anything else I can try. I'm lost on this problem, but desperately seeking help, it's driving me nuts.
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ddp
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_ 		16. January 2005 @ 14:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
physically disconnect 1 rom drive at a time to see if problem stays or goes away
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