CD-R problems

[alx098]

I just got done putting a new PC together, and I have some problems with my CD-R drive. CD-R drive is set as a master and DVD drive is set as a slave. DVD works just fine, but CD-R is unstayable and it takes for ever to copy files. Sometimes when I insert a CD into the CD-R drive the computer just haults. Does anybody have any suggestions?

[Carl Uman]

First go to the "Device Manager" in "System Properties" and uncheck both drives for "DMA". If that don't work try switching the order of the drives around.

90% sure it's the DMA thing.

[alx098]

The DMA setting was originaly disabled, so I don't think that is the problem.

[spickee]

Make your DVD master, worked for me on different setup.

[MDHerman]

I have had similar problems. Try setting CD-R as primary slave to HD; and DVD as slave to Secondary. In other words, try putting DVD & CD-R on different data cables.

Good luck.

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[alx098]

I have switched DVD to master and CD-r to slave and it still didn't work out. Scince the system is brand new - I thought I should try reinstalling Win98 - and so I did. Now everything is just fine, so the problim must have been in software (drivers).