I would look more into the IDE connection. Is this the only thing on the specific IDE cable? I know you said you checked the jumpers, but what was it set as? MASTER, SLAVE or CABLE SELECT? ::: Troth ::: ______________________ ICQ: 1717439 MSN: SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxx Yahoo IM: SirTroth AIM/AOL: SirTrothX ______________________ ::: Original Message ::: Sent Tue, 17 Feb 2004 13:28:53 -0800 (PST) by Glen | Yes I can drag and drop...But when go to write files I | get a No disc in drive message.. | | Second Question.. | | No to burning software running in background or in | systray. | | Glen | | | --- ~OoO~ <SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: | > Two questions... | > Are you able to drag files onto the drive, so that | > it would show the files as waiting to be copied to | > CD? If so, then right-click on those files after the | > drag-drop and see if it gives the option of WRITE TO | > CD. | > | > Second... is there anything running on the bottom | > right that might be for the drive? Burning software | > running in the background? | > | > .::] Sir Troth [::.. | > _________________________________ | > AOL: SirTrothX | > Please, no email at this address! | > _________________________________ | > | > | > ::: Original Message by Glen | > ::: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 21:28:44 -0800 (PST) | > | Here is the strange part... | > | | > | It is acting like there is no CD in the drive. | > | Yet, if you double click the burner in explorer it | > | will open. And show nothing...Like it is empty... | > | | > | Glen | > | | > | --- ~OoO~ <SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: | > | > Thinking, thinking... | > | > When you place a CD in the drive, what message, | > if | > | > any, are you getting? Is it acting like there's | > no | > | > CD in the drive, and telling you to insert a CD? | > | > | > | > ::: Troth ::: | > | > ______________________ | > | > ICQ: 1717439 | > | > MSN: SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxx | > | > Yahoo IM: SirTroth | > | > AIM/AOL: SirTrothX | > | > ______________________ | > | > | > | > | > | > ::: Original Message | > | > ::: Sent Mon, 16 Feb 2004 20:35:46 -0800 (PST) | > by | > | > Glen | > | > | If you right-click on the drive, and hit | > EJECT, | > | > does | > | > | it | > | > | properly eject that drive door? | > | > | YES. | > | > | | > | > | And, if you have more than one CD drive, is it | > | > opening | > | > | the correct drive door? | > | > | Only one drive... | > | > | | > | > | Glen | > | > | | > | > | --- ~OoO~ <SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: | > | > | > Another silly question... normally I would | > just | > | > hit | > | > | > you with all the questions and possible | > | > solutions, | > | > | > but I'm sort of thinking about it all as I'm | > | > reading | > | > | > and writing... | > | > | > In MY COMPUTER, you say you see the drive. | > | > | > | > | > | > ::: Troth ::: | > | > | > ______________________ | > | > | > ICQ: 1717439 | > | > | > MSN: SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxx | > | > | > Yahoo IM: SirTroth | > | > | > AIM/AOL: SirTrothX | > | > | > ______________________ | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > ::: Original Message | > | > | > ::: Sent Mon, 16 Feb 2004 20:22:48 -0800 | > (PST) | > | > by | > | > | > Glen | > | > | > | Yes... | > | > | > | | > | > | > | "Insert explict curse words here" | > | > | > | | > | > | > | | > | > | > | --- ~OoO~ <SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: | > | > | > | > It is showing up in MY COMPUTER, | > correct? | > | > | > | > ::: Troth ::: | > | > | > | > ______________________ | > | > | > | > ICQ: 1717439 | > | > | > | > MSN: SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxx | > | > | > | > Yahoo IM: SirTroth | > | > | > | > AIM/AOL: SirTrothX | > | > | > | > ______________________ | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > ::: Original Message | > | > | > | > ::: Sent Mon, 16 Feb 2004 16:21:31 -0800 | > | > (PST) | > | > | > by | > | > | > | > Glen | > | > | > | > | Just got an Artec 52x burner from my | > | > brother. | > | > | > | > | | > | > | > | > | Swapped it with my old Plextor. | > | > | > | > | | > | > | > | > | Windows sees the Burner, recognizes it | > | > fine. | > | > | > | > | Just won't read any discs. | > | > | > | > | Or even says there is no media when | > | > burning. | > | > | > | > | | > | > | > | > | Tried to put in some driver discs, a | > demo | > | > disc | > | > | > | > from | > | > | > | > | Maximum PC, just won't read. | > | > | > | > | | > | > | > | > | Device Manager says no conflicts. | > | > | > | > | | > | > | > | > | I took the drive out check the | > | > master/slave | > | > | > | > jumper. | > | > | > | > | Made sure the cables were firmly | > seated. | > | > | > | > | Even checked to make sure none of the | > pins | > | > | > were | > | > | > | > bent | > | > | > | > | on the IDE connector. | > | > | > | > | | > | > | > | > | I am at a lost... | > | > | > | > | | > | > | > | > | Thank you, | > | > | > | > | Glen | > | > | > | > | | > | > | > | > | __________________________________ | > | > | > | > | Do you Yahoo!? | > | > | > | > | Yahoo! 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