Hey all!
I'm having trouble with a newly bought DVD writer. If I start my computer it says Secondary slave drive - ATAPI incompatible, Press F4 to resume. (it gives 1 short beep with that)
My setup is:
- Primary Master: harddisk 1
- Primary Slave: DVD reader
- Secondary Master: harddisk 2
- Secondary Slave: DVD writer (NEW)
If I look in my BIOS under Advanced -> IDE configuration it says what my setup is with all 4 of them listed. But if I look in BOOT -> CD-ROM Drives then the DVD writer isn't there..
If my computer is booted up. My DVD writer doesn't appear in 'this computer' or anywhere.
The only way I CAN get it to work is to 'search for hardware' BUT normally this is the way the DMA settings should be:
harddisk 1: DMA 5
DVD reader: DMA 2
harddisk 2: DMA 2
DVD writer: (well not listed but SHOULD be DMA 2 if I'm correct)
But like I said this would be under normal circumstances. Well it isn't if I 'search for hardware'. (I don't have to install the DVD writer) it becomes usable (untill I shutdown or restart my computer) BUT the DMA settings change immediately:
harddisk 1: DMA 5 (stays the same)
DVD reader: DMA 2 (stays the same)
harddisk 2: PIO Mode (changes)
DVD writer: PIO Mode (changes)
Because of that I can't use my second harddisk like I normally do (instead of 2 or more tasks it can only do 1, else my computer lags) and I don't think I can use the full speed of my DVD writer either (haven't tried to write anything).
Is there something that can fix this? I don't know if my explaination made sense if not just ask to make it more clear, I'll try then
I'm having trouble with a newly bought DVD writer. If I start my computer it says Secondary slave drive - ATAPI incompatible, Press F4 to resume. (it gives 1 short beep with that)
My setup is:
- Primary Master: harddisk 1
- Primary Slave: DVD reader
- Secondary Master: harddisk 2
- Secondary Slave: DVD writer (NEW)
If I look in my BIOS under Advanced -> IDE configuration it says what my setup is with all 4 of them listed. But if I look in BOOT -> CD-ROM Drives then the DVD writer isn't there..
If my computer is booted up. My DVD writer doesn't appear in 'this computer' or anywhere.
The only way I CAN get it to work is to 'search for hardware' BUT normally this is the way the DMA settings should be:
harddisk 1: DMA 5
DVD reader: DMA 2
harddisk 2: DMA 2
DVD writer: (well not listed but SHOULD be DMA 2 if I'm correct)
But like I said this would be under normal circumstances. Well it isn't if I 'search for hardware'. (I don't have to install the DVD writer) it becomes usable (untill I shutdown or restart my computer) BUT the DMA settings change immediately:
harddisk 1: DMA 5 (stays the same)
DVD reader: DMA 2 (stays the same)
harddisk 2: PIO Mode (changes)
DVD writer: PIO Mode (changes)
Because of that I can't use my second harddisk like I normally do (instead of 2 or more tasks it can only do 1, else my computer lags) and I don't think I can use the full speed of my DVD writer either (haven't tried to write anything).
Is there something that can fix this? I don't know if my explaination made sense if not just ask to make it more clear, I'll try then