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ruz
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_ 		29. November 2005 @ 17:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Recently moved a working DVD-Rom to a second machine (Dell 4600 512MB). The machine already had a CD-RW drive. Installed the DVD drive as a Slave; the CD/RW as master. The PC recognizes both drives but is not able to read any disc from the DVD drive. The CD drive continues to work. I also tried changing the jumper setting to CS on both drives, and also tried making the DVD drive master, etc. Nothing works. The light blinks for a few seconds on the DVD drive, and stops. Any suggestions?
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ddp
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_ 		29. November 2005 @ 17:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
is it seen by windows?? try a cd/dvd lens cleaner.
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ruz
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_ 		30. November 2005 @ 02:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yes it's seen by windows. It was working fine on my other computer, and the drive is only about an year old.
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ruz
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_ 		30. November 2005 @ 03:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I've also checked the BIOS. Transfer mode is Ultra DMA on both drives. I'll try the lens cleaner but I have a feeling its something else.
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ddp
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_ 		30. November 2005 @ 11:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
replace the ide cable as possible break in 1 of the wires
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Kilf
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_ 		1. December 2005 @ 03:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have a similar problem. Just built a PC for my girlfriends son but the DVD-Rom I installed didnt work properly. I have the hard drive and DVD Rom on separate IDE cables, both set as master. The funny thing is it would read CD's fine but not the DVD data discs I had prepared on my own PC. Fair enough I thought, and I brought my own DVD writer round and swapped it out, but the same thing happens when I put data DVD's in it, even though they were burnt on that drive! CD's still run on it though....

I guess it cant be to do with the IDE cable or it wouldnt work at all (drive appears on My Computer plus CD's still work etc). Is it a software problem? The PC is running XP Pro SP2.

Thanks in advance for any help!
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9mmruger1
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_ 		6. December 2005 @ 09:36 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Do you have dvd reading software? Http://www.videolan.org for a great free open source reader.


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For great guides:
http://home.comcast.net/~bbmayo/index.html
Kilf
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_ 		7. December 2005 @ 01:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I used the software that comes with Nero but it just locked up. I can view the contents of the DVD-rom but if I try to copy or open anything it virtually freezes Windows Explorer. After 5 mins or so it might then access the file but everything goes so slow, or on some occasions it actually crashes explorer altogether.

Please help as its keeping me awake at night!
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9mmruger1
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_ 		7. December 2005 @ 07:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You may need to increase the RAM in your system. My LG burner requires a minimum of 512mb of ram just to run the burner.



Check and see what your burner spec minimum is. With the burner demanding so much and windows demanding up to 128mb to run



That could be your whole problem.

Fortunately ram is cheap.
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For great guides:
http://home.comcast.net/~bbmayo/index.html
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