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Old Apr 9, 2004 | 09:31 PM
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ok, i have 2 optical drives on this computer. dvd-rom and a cd writer. under my computer, the cd writer doesnt come up. but when i go to my computer-manage, i can see it.

how can i get it to show up on my computer?\



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Old Apr 9, 2004 | 09:32 PM
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how are the jumper pins set on the cdrw drive?
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Old Apr 9, 2004 | 09:35 PM
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how are the jumper pins set on the cdrw drive?

cable select on the cd-rw, master on the DVD-rom. dvd rom is on the master slot of the cable, and cd-rw is on the slave.
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are they on the same ide cable?
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Originally Posted by DB7 2.0
are they on the same ide cable?

yea. edited my post h:
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oh. so theres no icon for the cdrw anywhere? like, when you open up "My Computer", it doesnt say "E:/ CDRW" or whatever? only "E:/DVD-Rom" ?
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Originally Posted by DB7 2.0
oh. so theres no icon for the cdrw anywhere? like, when you open up "My Computer", it doesnt say "E:/ CDRW" or whatever? only "E:/DVD-Rom" ?

yea that was the case. but i just rebooted and it showed up. thanks for the help! :thumbup: h:
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