Mike,

If you are setting up the CD-RW to be a slave on the secondary IDE
controller,  check to see if you are using cable select or a master/slave
relationship.  If you are using cable select, both drives must have the
jumpers (located on the device) set to cable select.  If you are using the
master/slave relationship, make sure the jumper on the CD-RW is set to
slave.  Also, check your ATAPI setting in the bios (if your DVD works, I
assume it is enabled).

John

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Subject: [PCBUILD] Dell XPS T450 Acer CD-RW Won't Pickup


> I have a Dell Dimension XPS T450, Pentium III 450 Mhz, with 256 MB ram and
> Windows ME that won't pickup the CD-RW; an Acer 10x4x32.  This CD-RW drive
is on
> the secondary IDE connector slave; in the master is DVD drive.  The BIOS
will
> not let me selected a secondary slave device, the DVD is shown and Device
> Manager shows a yellow caution on the second IDE controller.  I cannot
install
> the Dell IDE drivers as I have on access to either CD drive.  I have
enabled
> both IDE controllers in both Windows and the BIOS.  Any ideas will be much
> appreciated.
>
> Regards,
> Mike Scott
>
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