CD-RW drive showing as CDROM

[concept]

hey guys,

i have a generic CD-RW and it shows as a CDROM in windows2k.
any ideas why, it shows as a bte1486 or something in the bios, it also says it is a CDRW, which it is.

thanks in advance

carl

 

[devlish96]

does the cdrw have a driver? how is it setup inside your PC?

 

[concept]

it did not come with a drive but it came with the burning software.
if your asking wheter it is a master or slave on ide 1 or 2. then it would be a slave on ide2 and is runing of a split power supply cord thing. i have a 500watt though so it shouldnt be a problem. \

thanx

 

[devlish96]

well, have you tried setting it as master in ide2?

 

[concept]

k ill try that tonight and ill post tommorow.
thanx devlish96

 

[concept]

i tried to connect as the master but it still came up as a normal CD drive

carl

 

[concept]

so no ideas anyone????
please!

 

[ekÆsine]

if its generic it may not be identifying itself correctly with your operating system. if you can still burn cd's from it than don't worry about it. if you cannot than try to find updated firmware for that drive and install it. only do that if you have serious problem with the drive.