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gentjon
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_ 		16. November 2006 @ 07:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
First, please excuse my ignorance on this subject.
I have a new HP computer (Pavilion a1640n). The DVR that came with it is a LG GSA-H30L (Firmware S544); it is a LightScribe burner. In my old computer (also HP) I had installed/replaced two burners. I would like to take one from the old computer and install it in the new computer as a slave; it is a Pioneer DVR-111D. It is an IDE/ATA 40-pin interface. From what I can determine from the HP website, the new computer is SATA (not sure what that means). The bottom-line question is: can I install the Pioneer burner in my new computer?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
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Ripper
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_ 		16. November 2006 @ 22:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yes aslong as you have free IDE ports/controllers.

When you install make sure one is master and the other is slave.

see this...
http://my.afterdawn.com/alkohol/blog_entry.cfm/231/dmaissues


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gentjon
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_ 		17. November 2006 @ 05:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanks for your reply. I followed the link you provided and went into the Device Manager (with which I am familiar) to look at the IDE ATA/ATAPI Controller. However, there is none. The only controllers listed are the IEEE 1394 Bus Host Controller and the SCSI & RAID Controller; nothing else. Any further suggestions?
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Ripper
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_ 		17. November 2006 @ 05:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Well as long as you have the ports on your mobo it should be fine when you install them. Windows should add the controllers i think...


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