1 dvd drive seen but not 2..???

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    1nsan3 Regular member

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    OK,, this is an old hp pavilion xt973

    When i hook up 1 DVD drive (IDE) the bios sees it, But when i hook up both at the same time the bios wont see neither of them...

    any clues?
    1 drive is brand new... i have 4 dvd drives., all do the same thing.. so this tells me that the drives are good...
     
    1nsan3, Mar 7, 2010
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    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    how do you have them jumpered if ide drives as sounds like all master or slave?
     
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    those are good.. master and slave.. ive even tried all different kinds of combonations... i think its the motherboard.. only the master will show up in the bios.. if i hook up just the secondary,, it dont even show up... anyways.. dont really need more than 1 burner anyways..

    Thanks tho
     
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    try cable select on both on same data cable.
     
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