I have winXP Pro and i installed the burner this morning but it never showed up, after a fews hours of trying different things it finaly showed up

lucky me i updated the firmware to 1.0f, then i went to change the IDE settings back to what they were, after a bit of loading the drive disappeared [xx(]

i seem to have tried everything, changed the IDE cable, restarted, shutdown reconnected it...

but the whole time the drive was detected in the bois [}:)]

FYI i don't have a floppy drive installed

any help would be great guys
thanks

BTW i went through the steps in the manual and the website

I suggest you go to the Device Manager and uninstall the IDE/ATA Controller which you have your Writer conected to and then reboot your computer and see what happens then !!!

(in reply to PetDMC)

nope didn't work
anyother ideas?

i'm gonna run win update, hope that'll fix it

(in reply to PetDMC)

Well the next thing to do is to disable the Windows XP Built in program if you are not sure how to do that just go to :-
http://www.cdrinfo.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6264
and you will see I have put an easy way to do it on-line !!!
If that dosen't work give me more information on your system !!!

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that didn't work either [xx(]

specs:
AMD TB 1.4GHz
256mb DDR 2100
Hercules geforce 2 Pro GTS (64 DDR)
Epox 8K7A (uptodate)
WD 800JB (80GB)
WinXP Pro
canon s450 (via USB)
network card
modem
SB audigy
PS/2 mouse and keyboard
Rogers lite-broadband

hmm i think that about covers it...

http://petdmc.tripod.com/Clipboard.jpg =device manager

(in reply to PetDMC)

Hi Again PetDMC
Right the next thing I can suggest is to uninstall all your CD-Roms and Hard-drives from Device manager then uninstall the Secondary IDE/ATA controller then uninstall your Primary IDE/ATA Controller and last uninstall the Bus Master IDE Controller and then and only then reboot your computer !!!
And the last thing to do is to make sure you have the Latest AMD IDE drivers installed !!!
I hope this helps !!!

(in reply to PetDMC)

Here is a good link to dealing with disappearance of CD drives http://users.aol.com/axcel216/xp2.htm#GBYC .

Here is a MS Knowledge Base article http://support.microsoft.com/?id=320174 . Today, it seems to be outdated. At least on my system, the IMAPI files are newer than the references ones.
Also, as far as I am concerned, SP1 does improve handling of the CD drives.

NOTE: I've never encountered such situation so that cannot tell if the above works for sure. However, I used to and upon a chance still have a similar problem.
My LS-120 drive is hooked up as a slave on Secondary IDE. After a few hours of the system is running, both drives on that channel get lost. Shutdown and a quarter of an hour rest for the system brings everything back. I think, with some long time of running, area around these drives becomes a little bit overheated.

So, I suggest to periodically check the heating conditions for the F1.

Also, PetDMC, it'd be helpful if you provide more details on your IDE configuration. Sometimes a "clean" connecting of the IDE devices, if you can implement this, helps to narrowdown the problem. I mean, leave just one hard disk on the Primary channel and the CD(RW) drive on the Secondary, while (temporary) disconnecting the rest.

However, I do share with LaffinAssassin the suspection that your IDE drivers may be at fault as well.

(in reply to PetDMC)

well i fixed it last night

i went and downloaded Via bus master utility then set the drive to PIO mode 4[xx(] and it worked

does DMA really make that much of a difference over PIO?

(in reply to PetDMC)

Yes it does and I suggest you have a look at :-
http://www.cdrinfo.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6002
And you should be able to make your own mind up !!!

(in reply to PetDMC)

ahh crap

no wonder it took so long to burn that cd [:(!]

hmm, i'll see what i can do[B)]

(in reply to PetDMC)

Let me know how you get on !!!

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