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329334 2005-03-01 10:07:00 I'm having a problem with a cd writer on a WinXP machine .

If I place a cd into the drive while the computer is going then the computer does not read it - if I look at the drive in Windows Explorer it shows nothing there (although it does not say insert disk into drive) .

However if the cd is in the drive when the computer is switched on and booted it can read the disk fine .

I thought the drive was faulty so replaced it with a new cd writer - but the new drive behaves in the same way so I guess the problem is not the drive but something about the computer .

Anybody got any ideas about this?

Thanks
DavidC
davidc (885)
329335 2005-03-01 10:36:00 What IDE connection, have u got the burner on?? Secondary?? And is there anything else on the same IDE connection?? And have u set it to master or slave?? Speedy Gonzales (78)
329336 2005-03-01 10:50:00 What IDE connection, have u got the burner on??
or is it an external usb
beama (111)
329337 2005-03-01 19:14:00 The cd drive is plugged into the second ide channel as a master and it is the only device on the channel. davidc (885)
329338 2005-03-01 19:22:00 hm.........seen this before and usually assumed it cause of oldish cd drive........but as you say you;ve replaced it.........watching this one... drcspy (146)
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