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CDROM PROBS WHEN INSTALLING A NEW CDRW

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by mozster

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I have an existing generic IDE CDrom drive set as slave on the primary IDE channel (HDD is the master).
I've installed a new Sony CDRW on the secondary IDE channel as the master (nothing configured for the slave on this channel)
The new Sony driveworks fine but the original CD drive now has problems in that it reads normal data CD's as being audio discs with tracks on them!
Also when trying to play audio tracks on it it skips on them and resets to the start.
The OS running is Win 95.
Any ideas on the generic drive? Is it possible its faulty and I need a new one?

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by thechas

1. Make sure that the HDD is jumpered for master with slave present. This is often different than the single drive setting.

2. Check BIOS settings for the correct UDMA mode, and DMA mode for the CD drive.

3. Update the 'chip-set' drivers forthe motherboard.

4. If you have the DOS mode driver (MSCDEX) installed for either drive, it could be the cause of the problem.

Chas

by mozster

Thanks for that.
I can get my hands on another CDrom drive to swap in.
Do you think thats worth a try to use alongside the Sony CDRW or would I run into the same problem as before?

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