DVD-RW Installation Woes PLEASE HELP!

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  1. skaught

    skaught Member

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    I just recently formatted my computer and also bought a new dvd burner, the nec nd-3540. Before I put the new burner in, I just installed windows with this egenric old cd-writer that i had in my computer before i formatted. this worked compeltely fine without installing any drivers. then i shut down my computer, swapped that drive out for the new burner and turned the computer back on and this is the error i'm getting:

    Verifying DMI Pool Data .........
    Boot from CD:

    NVIDIA Boot Agent 197.0402
    Copyright (C) 2001-2003 nVIDIA CORPORATION
    Copyright (C) 1997-2000 Intel Corporation
    PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable
    PXE-MOF: Exiting nVIDIA boot agent.
    DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSET SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER

    does anyone know what the problem is?

    the reason i and only using the one drive is because my IDE cable is not long enough to connect them both, i think. so right now it's only the dvd-burner connected.

    thanks in advance.
     
  2. ddp

    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    what ide port is the drive attached to as in primary or secondary? what is the drive jumpered as in master, slave or cable select?
     

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