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Posted this in General Hardware, got no response - thought I'd try here.
I was just given an I/O Magic DVD writer, model R-DVD16DL-4. I went to install it, and every time Windows XP began to load, it would freeze for a second and reboot.
I've tried several different things - removing my other CD burner, swapping molex connectors, setting it as both master and slave with the other burner installed, etc. The only thing that got me past the windows startup logo was when I accidentally left it set as slave and the only drive installed. That got me as far as my desktop, and when the Found New Hardware bubble appeared, it registered "CD-ROM DRIVE", froze for a second and rebooted again.
I haven't swapped the IDE cable yet, since I don't have any spares, but the fact that my other burner works fine leads me to believe the IDE cable is okay.
Anybody have any suggestions? Could this be a problem with the IDE cable, even though the other drive works fine?
I was just given an I/O Magic DVD writer, model R-DVD16DL-4. I went to install it, and every time Windows XP began to load, it would freeze for a second and reboot.
I've tried several different things - removing my other CD burner, swapping molex connectors, setting it as both master and slave with the other burner installed, etc. The only thing that got me past the windows startup logo was when I accidentally left it set as slave and the only drive installed. That got me as far as my desktop, and when the Found New Hardware bubble appeared, it registered "CD-ROM DRIVE", froze for a second and rebooted again.
I haven't swapped the IDE cable yet, since I don't have any spares, but the fact that my other burner works fine leads me to believe the IDE cable is okay.
Anybody have any suggestions? Could this be a problem with the IDE cable, even though the other drive works fine?
