cdrw not seen??

[codybear]

I have a hp cdrw 8100i that came out of a pavillion system and when I install it windows will see it in device manager as what it is but my software will not...I have taken drive out and uninstalled drive and then software and then reinstalled one at a time but no go..adeptec as well as nero and both are approved by hp and compatible
athlon 500
asus k7m
384 mb pc100
v770 tnt ultra
7200 ibm 13 g

it will work as a cdrom

if I cant figure this out I will have a hp 8100i for sale pretty soon..4x2x20x
I am putting it into my 366 tonight to see if it will work there but what am I missing??

it is set as secondary slave but so was my yamaha which is now back in and working

[This message has been edited by codybear (edited 02-01-2000).]

[Mntsnow]

make sure you have download the latest patches from adaptec to make sure that it will recognize that model. Which version of the software are you using? if 3.5 (there has been 3 MAJOR updates released for it) and if the new 4.0 (there has been 1 MAJOR and 2 minor updates for it) http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

Mntsnow

[codybear]

did that today and have the latest 3.5c updates

[codybear]

does hp software or is hp software for burners propriatary?? is there something that store bought software does not have that ensables hp burners to work as burners??

anyone have the software to send to me??

[This message has been edited by codybear (edited 02-01-2000).]

[Rookie]

I did almost the same thing when I pulled all cards, cpu and ram from a HP 8570c.
I put em in an Abit BE-6 2, there is some kind of aspi layer, (explained to me as something like a twain, but not exactly)that has to be installed before the drivers will work.
This aspi layer was part of the recovery disk on the HP, (the burner came with the original HP before he put in the tnt and sblive ect).
We had to go out and get an HP 8100 original installation cd from a similar unit to get windows to recognize it as a burner and not just a cd rom.
I tried to find the layer or drivers inside the HP recovery cd but could'nt. HP tech support cant speak a sentence that doesn't begin with: "put the recovery disk in and..."
We got it to work http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif
HTH
Rookie

[jad1097]

Have you tried to set it up as a secondary master? Thats what I had to do with my burner.

[codybear]

jad1097 yes I tried that thanks

rookie..I found the layer you speak of but still no go...what else did you do??
http://www.hp.com/cposupport/swindexes/hpcd-write9675_swen.html

very frustrating here

[BBA]

I did read on Adaptecs site somewhere that they did not have a aspi driver compatible with via busmastering on some via chipsets...

I think I was checking for DirectCD support for W2K at the time.

Intel chipset aspi drivers will not work. Sorry...keep looking, you'll find something before too long

[ram]

I have an H.P. 9100i and the only way it is recognized by my software is if i have Direct-CD installed,if you think it will help E-Mail me and ill try to get ya the install CD? It may or may not work for the writer you have.

[codybear]

it is propiatary with the hp systems and the software that goes into them...it now works


[This message has been edited by codybear (edited 03-03-2000).]