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Re: Cdrw / Cd Rom problem
From:
"Steven J. Wolfe" <[log in to unmask]>
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PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Thu, 17 Aug 2000 02:24:27 -0600
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Try setting your Bios for the IDE CDROMs, to None, or CDROM, instead of
using Autodetect! I have found this option to work with problems ATAPI
devices.

Good Luck,  Steve Wolfe


----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Herbst" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 8:58 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Cdrw / Cd Rom problem


> I purchased, and installed a Plextor Plexwriter 12/10/32A CDRW. It is
> set up as the master on my second ide port, with a Kenwood 72X CD Rom
> drive as the slave.
>
> The problem is this. When the computer is cold booted, the Kenwoods
> caddy tray immediately opens up and only can be closed by manually
> pushing it closed [ it reopens itself a few seconds later, again]. When
> windows98 is fully loaded, I have no use of the Kenwood drive at all,
> the light just flashes on the drive but the button that opens and closes
> the caddy will not work. Of course, windows shows that I have only the
> Plextor drive at this point. Here is the kicker, if I then select
> "shutdown & restart the computer [ no cold boot] the Kenwood drive works
> perfectly. The drawer doesn't pop open on "restart", the drive is now
> recognized by windows, as is the plextor, and everything works fine.
>
> I have tried everything I know, from using different power connectors to
> even trying a new ribbon. I even unhooked the plextor, jumpered the
> Kenwood back to master, and cold booted the machine only to find that
> the Kenwood 72X cd rom drive functions perfectly. I am sure the drives
> are jumpered right, the red line on the ribbon lines up with pin 1 on
> both units etc.
>
> What is causing the caddy tray to open up by itself on cold boots? I am
> totally lost on what to do about all of this. I figured you experts out
> there could point me in the right direction.
>
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