Yakymakha,

I don't know if this is good news, but I had a similar problem with an Acer
CD-R/W.  I only found one machine that it would function properly in - an
Acer Aspire!  If you still can, I'd return it and purchase another brand
that isn't so restrictive.

Rand Blunck
Why Not Try Computing
Glendale, AZ

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  I tried to install new Acer CDRW (IDE interface)on several PCs and
  receive the following results:
  The CDRW is automatically installed in the Win98, WinMe and Win2k.
  In the Device manager I received the following string: "ATAPI CD-R/RW
  10x8x32. However it couldn't read CD disks! It's manual says that
  the installation is automated.

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