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74979 2002-08-30 01:35:00 I am running win95 and using a creative sound blaster 16 card(ISA) . Just recently i have got a new cd drive to upgrade my old one (old cd drive was also a creative cd drive) and now windows wont detect my new cd drive or my sound card.
I am running the cd drive of the IDE channel on the sound card.

Does any one know how i can fix this problem if so please post back thanks.
overdrive_5000 (1684)
74980 2002-08-30 01:57:00 I'd suspect you need to plug your new CD drive into the IDE controller card, or into your motherboard (next to wherever your Hard drive is plugged into) or else plug it into the spare connector on your hard drive cable - the channel on the sound card is an old one and I don't think they're compatible with new drives.

Mike.
Mike (15)
74981 2002-08-30 03:00:00 Was the old CD a CR563? (Or number close to that ;-) ). If it was a"2X Creative" CD, it will have a set of 4 pairs of select pins rather than the MA/SL/CS selects of a modern drive. If thats's what it is, the controller on the sound card will be Creative's own interface which is not IDE. The old driver probably had the letters "SB" in it ... Graham L (2)
74982 2002-09-02 00:24:00 Thanks for your help i have since got my cd drive working overdrive_5000 (1684)
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