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1nsan3
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_ 		7. March 2010 @ 10:39 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
OK,, this is an old hp pavilion xt973

When i hook up 1 DVD drive (IDE) the bios sees it, But when i hook up both at the same time the bios wont see neither of them...

any clues?
1 drive is brand new... i have 4 dvd drives., all do the same thing.. so this tells me that the drives are good...
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ddp
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_ 		7. March 2010 @ 14:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
how do you have them jumpered if ide drives as sounds like all master or slave?
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1nsan3
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_ 		7. March 2010 @ 15:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
those are good.. master and slave.. ive even tried all different kinds of combonations... i think its the motherboard.. only the master will show up in the bios.. if i hook up just the secondary,, it dont even show up... anyways.. dont really need more than 1 burner anyways..

Thanks tho
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ddp
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_ 		7. March 2010 @ 15:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
try cable select on both on same data cable.
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