Installing drive

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  1. x-boxer

    x-boxer Member

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    Hi sorry if this has been covered before but i searched and couldnt find anything
    i have just bought an artec 12x dvd +-re-writer i have undone my pc fitted the hardware now i already have a dvd player and a cd re-writer in ther on an ide cable
    i have unplugged the cdrw and plugged into dvdrw but when i re-boot pc it tells me in red writing that the slave has to become the master have i broke my pc
    (knew i should stick to women) or can this be rectified
    also can i connect all 3 in any way.
    cheers for any help
     
  2. ddp

    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    put the cdr/w as slave to hd, put the dvdr/w as master & dvdrom as slave & see what happens
     
  3. Jerry746

    Jerry746 Senior member

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    Make sure you check the jumpers are set right on the back of each drive for the position you install them on the IDE cable.

    Jerry
     

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