I currently have a DVD-ROM (D:\) and CD-RW (E:\) on my computer, as well as one hard drive (C:\). I just bought a DVD burner and was wondering if I will have to take out the DVD player, drive D, in order to allow the computer to recognize all three optical drives. I have an empty slot available on the case, as well as plenty of power/IDE cables. Do computers (I run XP Pro) support 3 optical drives and/or will I have enough internal cables to do so, especially concerning the audio inputs? If so, how do I set the master/slave jumer configuration with respect to my hard drive and 3 opticals? Thanks for the help!
Heres the full specs on my compiter, if that helps...
CUSTOM BUILD INTEL PENTIUM 4 SYSTEM
CAS: CYBERTEC 12-BAY 420WATT PROFESSIONAL ALUMINUM CASE W/ 6 FANS
CASUPGRADE: "See Through Side Panel Window" & Sound Activated Neon Light Installed
CD: (BLUE)16X DVD-ROM
CDRW: [BLUE] PLEXTOR 48x24x48x CD-RW EIDE
CPU: INTEL 3.0GHZ 800FSB CPU [+469] [REQUIRE 875/865PE MB]
FAN: INTEL CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK + 2 EXTRA 3-COLOR LED CASE FANS
FLOPPY: [BLUE]1.44 MB FLOPPY DRIVE
HDD: Western Digital 120GB 7200RPM ATA 100 8MB Special Editon
KEYBOARD: [BLUE] PS2 MULTIMEDIA INTERNET CONTROL KEYBOARD
MEMORY: 1024 MB PC3200 DDR 400 MEMORY [REQUIRES DDR 400 MB] [+196]
MEMORYUPGRADE: From Standard Memory to CORSAIR High Performance Memory W/ Heat Spreader
MODEM: PCI 56K V.90 FAX MODEM W/ VOICE
MOTHERBOARD: *[DDR400-800MHz FSB]ASUS P4C800 I875PE 800MHZ FSB DUAL DDR 8X AGP [+215]
MOUSE: [BLUE] Microsoft USB Intellimouse Explorer
NETWORK: 3 COM 905 BTX NM 10/100 NIC
OS: WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL EDITION
VIDEO: ATI RADEON 9800 PRO 256MB DDR AGP 8X W/ TV-OUT & DVI [+499]
SOUND: Creative Labs SB Audigy-2 PLATINUM 6.1 [+179]
SPEAKERS: (BLACK)Klipsch Promedia THX 5.1 Subwoofer Speaker System [+399]
Heres the full specs on my compiter, if that helps...
CUSTOM BUILD INTEL PENTIUM 4 SYSTEM
CAS: CYBERTEC 12-BAY 420WATT PROFESSIONAL ALUMINUM CASE W/ 6 FANS
CASUPGRADE: "See Through Side Panel Window" & Sound Activated Neon Light Installed
CD: (BLUE)16X DVD-ROM
CDRW: [BLUE] PLEXTOR 48x24x48x CD-RW EIDE
CPU: INTEL 3.0GHZ 800FSB CPU [+469] [REQUIRE 875/865PE MB]
FAN: INTEL CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK + 2 EXTRA 3-COLOR LED CASE FANS
FLOPPY: [BLUE]1.44 MB FLOPPY DRIVE
HDD: Western Digital 120GB 7200RPM ATA 100 8MB Special Editon
KEYBOARD: [BLUE] PS2 MULTIMEDIA INTERNET CONTROL KEYBOARD
MEMORY: 1024 MB PC3200 DDR 400 MEMORY [REQUIRES DDR 400 MB] [+196]
MEMORYUPGRADE: From Standard Memory to CORSAIR High Performance Memory W/ Heat Spreader
MODEM: PCI 56K V.90 FAX MODEM W/ VOICE
MOTHERBOARD: *[DDR400-800MHz FSB]ASUS P4C800 I875PE 800MHZ FSB DUAL DDR 8X AGP [+215]
MOUSE: [BLUE] Microsoft USB Intellimouse Explorer
NETWORK: 3 COM 905 BTX NM 10/100 NIC
OS: WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL EDITION
VIDEO: ATI RADEON 9800 PRO 256MB DDR AGP 8X W/ TV-OUT & DVI [+499]
SOUND: Creative Labs SB Audigy-2 PLATINUM 6.1 [+179]
SPEAKERS: (BLACK)Klipsch Promedia THX 5.1 Subwoofer Speaker System [+399]