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HP CDWriter 7200e & Win2k

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by nagazaki 1 view

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I'm trying to install a 7200e on a PC running Win2k. I downloaded the firmware & driver update from HP.com.

What happens : Win2k systematically boots when the CDWR is plugged.

Only way I made it recognized : I plugged it after booting, launched the new hardware detection (after drivers installation), when finish, it recognizes the CDWR as a CD-ROM (creates an icon in My computer) but if I try to use it, it crashes.

I tryed many combinations. For example I installed Win2k SP1, ...

Can someone help ?

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by sdraney

On my older HP6020 the problem turned out to be the interface, which is SCSI and the drivers which my OS was loading.
I recommend going to the HP site and do a search for your drive's model number.
The OS obviously can see that the drive is a ROMbut gets no other information during detection or the drive may not give expected responses to the OS because of the SCSI interface.
If the HP site and win2k patches don't provide and answer you may want to test the drive in another system to rule out bad hardware.

by nagazaki

I already tested the CDWR on another machine, and as I said, I downloaded the lastest drivers and Firmware patches

by maximus

Hopefully this will help, I had problems with my CDRW initially. Since you didn't specify any technial data as to interface or software, I submit the following:

Adaptec had some early problems with:

1. SCSI drivers under Win2K in reguards to SCSI CDRWs. Make sure you have the latest SCSI drivers if SCSI

2. CDRW software needs to be at the latest revision. Free update at the adaptec website.

by nagazaki

The CDWR is an external one, thus not SCSI.

I installed every update available (Soft, drivers, firware).

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