Tried installing new CD drive, now both of them don't work

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Manvin Chawla

I installed a new Cd-RW/DVD-ROM drive into my Windows XP
computer. I already had a CD-RW drive installed in my
computer. I thought the problem was that I had too many
IDE things plugged in (two hard drives, two cd drives,
and one floppy) so I disconectted the floppy drive but it
still doesn't seem to be working. It detects the new CD
drive but not the old one, and when I put a CD in the old
one nothing happens. If I put something in the new one
the loading thingy comes up but my computer freezes and
the only way to stop it is to eject the cd. Please help.

-Thanks
Manvin
 
I had the same problem with my new I/O Magic DVD+-R/RW
drive. I was also replacing a working CD-RW and have a CD-
ROM drive. It turned out to be a bad DVD drive. I
exchanged it and the replacement installed without a
hitch.

Ken G.
 
I see. I doubt I have a bad CD drive though, I just went
into Windows Media Player and when I inserted a CD it
said drive busy. Also, IN my computer, It only displays
one CD drive.
 
Have you correctly set the jumpers?

I see. I doubt I have a bad CD drive though, I just went
into Windows Media Player and when I inserted a CD it
said drive busy. Also, IN my computer, It only displays
one CD drive.
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There are jumpers on the drive that define the role of
master and slave for each drive on the same IDE cable.
There is a key usually printed on each IDE device (your
CD drive in this case) that shows how to set them.
Verify that the devices are not set the same. One should
be configured as MASTER the other as SLAVE.

Your floppy drive is not IDE (probably).

Steve H.
 
It's likely that both drives are configured as "masters". If you look on
the back of the drives there will be a set of jumpers labelled "Master",
"Slave", and "Cable Select". What you want to do is set up one of the
drives as the slave.
 
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