very strange problem of the CDRW I just bought

lonely man · December 3rd, 2002

Dear all :

I just bought a CDRW (48x16x48) drive from Best busy. It's
amazingly a good deal because this CDRW just cost 39.99 dollars.
After mailin rebate, it will just cost 29.99 dollars.

However, after I install it, I met a stange problem. My window 98
system just consider it as a removalble drive instead of a CD rom drive. However, If I put a cd disk in the drive , the window 98 will
consider it as a CD rom drive after I reboot the computer again.

Could any body tell me how to make that CDRW drive always considered as a CD rom drive ?

Thanks very much

Lonely man

**Yeloazndevil** · December 3rd, 2002

how did u install it?

**Shiori** · December 3rd, 2002

Try using a newer OS.

lonely man · December 3rd, 2002

I didn't install any driver because as the manul says , the win 98 can automatically find the driver for the CDRW drive.

As for the hardware part, I put this CDRW drive as the slave drive because I had an CDR drive as the mater drive. Should I exchange ?

Sincerely,

Lonely man

**Shiori** · December 3rd, 2002

Check the jumper pins at the back of the drive to see if you've correctly configured it asthe slave, although I suggest you put it as the master on the seconday IDE chain.

zukeft · December 3rd, 2002

Try updating your BIOS.

December 3rd, 2002	#1 (permalink)
lonely man Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: USA Posts: 68	very strange problem of the CDRW I just bought Dear all : I just bought a CDRW (48x16x48) drive from Best busy. It's amazingly a good deal because this CDRW just cost 39.99 dollars. After mailin rebate, it will just cost 29.99 dollars. However, after I install it, I met a stange problem. My window 98 system just consider it as a removalble drive instead of a CD rom drive. However, If I put a cd disk in the drive , the window 98 will consider it as a CD rom drive after I reboot the computer again. Could any body tell me how to make that CDRW drive always considered as a CD rom drive ? Thanks very much Lonely man

December 3rd, 2002	#2 (permalink)
Yeloazndevil :3 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 10,140	how did u install it? Last edited by yeloazndevil; December 3rd, 2002 at 01:15.

December 3rd, 2002	#3 (permalink)
Shiori :3 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 10,116	Try using a newer OS. __________________ "...And when I finally meet you again, I want to ask you - have you found what you were looking for? Because that's what I felt you were doing, all these years. And I want to hear you answer, "Yes, I have, thank you for asking," and we'll be together again, until the end of our days..."

December 3rd, 2002	#5 (permalink)
Shiori :3 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 10,116	Check the jumper pins at the back of the drive to see if you've correctly configured it asthe slave, although I suggest you put it as the master on the seconday IDE chain. __________________ "...And when I finally meet you again, I want to ask you - have you found what you were looking for? Because that's what I felt you were doing, all these years. And I want to hear you answer, "Yes, I have, thank you for asking," and we'll be together again, until the end of our days..."

December 3rd, 2002	#6 (permalink)
zukeft Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Bogota, Colombia Posts: 1,157	Try updating your BIOS. __________________ Flaretech.biz web hosting

December 3rd, 2002	#4 (permalink)
lonely man Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: USA Posts: 68	I didn't install any driver because as the manul says , the win 98 can automatically find the driver for the CDRW drive. As for the hardware part, I put this CDRW drive as the slave drive because I had an CDR drive as the mater drive. Should I exchange ? Sincerely, Lonely man

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