Replacing CD Drive with DVD drive

[Karl Larsen]

On 05/13/2010 01:08 PM, Keith Clark wrote:
>> What is the brand&  model of the DVD reader (or is it a DVD burner)
>> which you are installing?
>>
>> What is the brand etc of the CDROM you are replacing?
>>
>>      
> DVD is an HP Lightscribe
>    

     I have one of these HP Lightscribe and it is just great. It will 
record or play any DVD or CD. It is all you need.

> CD is a Argus
>
>    
     This CD is not needed.
>    
>> Hold on here...we are getting into terminology hassles here....
>>
>> "DVD is still CS (cable select) on its own cable as master": why do you
>> say it's "master"? Because it is at the end of theribbon cable?
>>
>>      
> DVD is master because the label on the cable says so, as does the BIOS.
> It sees the drive fine.
>    
     Great. The DVD is ready to work.

>    
>> "HD is Master......": similar question- it is Master because the jumper
>> is set to Master - and not CS - or it is CS and sitting at the end of
>> the cable?
>>
>>      
> HD is Master because the label on the cable says so as well.  The BIOS
> also sees the drive fine.
>
>    
>> It would be a lot easier if BOTH devices were configured the same - put
>> BOTH as MASTER, on their own indivudual cables, using the* jumpers*.
>> This will eliminate a variable out the equation.
>>
>>      
>>> Still it does not see the DVD
>>>
>>>        
>> OK - a big question: is the CD or DVD you are putting into the drive a
>> blank or does it have data/movie on it?
>>      
> DVD has a movie DVD in it.
>
>    
>>
>> (Another big queston: what happens when you put back the CDROM with
>> EXACTLY same settings as you now have on the DVD and HD? Trying to see
>> if the DVD unit is a bummer and needs to be taken back to the store.)
>>
>>
>>      
> DVD drive is fine.  It works on another machine fine.  That machine runs
> Ubuntu 10.04 as well.
>
> Keith
>
>
> 	You have the usual old flat cable problem which is a bad one. Suggest you move the jumper on the DVD drive to the SLAVE position. Put the hard drive on MASTER and run both on a single cable. Then plug in the two things and look at BIOS and see if it shows both. It should. Then try your system.
>    

73 Karl



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