> Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 10:12:38 -0700
> From: Bob Wright <[log in to unmask]>
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> We replaced the CD-R drive with a new Panasonic SCSI 2X4 drive
> and the problem persisted. We switched out the SCSI adaptor and
> still no luck. We then disconnected the IDE CD Rom drive and the
> CD-R worked fine. So, we replaced the IDE CD Rom drive with a
> new BTC 32x CD Rom drive. The system has a new CD-R drive,
> new SCSI adaptor and new CD Rom drive... it works wonderfully.
>
> I then put the old JVC CD-R and old SCSI adaptor into another machine
> mated to a new BTC 32x cd rom drive. They also work fine. The old
> 24x BTC CD Rom drive was returned under warranty, (it was less than
> 12 months old) and the replacement drive has been received.
>
> My conclusion is that the old 24X IDE BTC CD Rom drive went bad, but
> only in a fashion that caused it to no longer be compatible with a CD-R
> drive. It worked fine as a single CD Rom drive... rather strange...
> but, CD-R drives can be real difficult to diagnose.
You didn't say if the new x24 BTC was able to work properly at a point
where the older x24 BTC failed.
Uzi
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