need some serious help

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  1. lmac222

    lmac222 Regular member

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    ok newb here that doesnt know much about computers

    heres what i have and need to know what settings the jumpers need to be on

    HDD of 80 gb where my OS is on
    HDD of 120 gb

    and i can have 2 of these 3
    i have a dvd rom drive
    a dvd burner
    and a cd burner

    which 2 would u use and what should the jumpers be set on

    question #2....when i was burning dvds i was not gettin any sound, the sound cable thats hooked up currently to my CD burner, can i just put that in my DVD burner and play sound or what?

    question #3 my dvd burner and CD burner are being major weird, they wont read cds, dvds, anything really says please insert disk

    any answers to any of these questions is greatly appreciated

    thanks
     
  2. lmac222

    lmac222 Regular member

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    oh and i forgot to add
    what should by my boot order in my bios with my 4 drives?

    thanks
     
  3. GrandpaBW

    GrandpaBW Active member

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    I'll answer one of your questions. Get rid of your CD burner. Set the jumpers as master on the DVD burner and slave on your DVD ROM.

    Also, you can probably take the CD drive audio cable and connect it to your DVD Burner.
     
  4. lmac222

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    thanks i figured i should use my dvd rom instead of cd burner

    ive heard u put wear and tear from reading and writing with the dvd burner where i could read with my dvd rom drive

    plus a dvd burner can burn dvds right
     
  5. ddp

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    yes
     
  6. jaydeeX3

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    put your hdd with the os on it as master and your second hdd as slave.... make sure these two are on your primary controller on your motherboard... in your BIOS first boot should be floppy, then hdd, then cd-rom, which in this case would be your dvd drive.
     
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    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    in the bios put the floppy, cd/dvd drive & hd in that sequence so you don't need a floppy to boot off 1st but can use a cd to boot from
     

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