xp somethimes doesn't recongnize lite-on dvd-rw drive

[morrigan]

hey,

I have a problem with my lite-on dvd writer (SOHW - 1213S). If i startup he doesn't recognize my dvd drive, if i then reboot he recongnize it. I use the drivers from xp, witch lite-on says jou schould do.

Does anyone have an idee what the problem could be

Thanks

[Richard1]

Could you please be more specific with your problem? Are you unable to use Nero or some other recording software? Is it not showing up at all in "My Computer"?

[confus-ed]

Could you please be more specific with your problem? ..

Err umm .. it doesn't see it on a cold boot (when pressing the on button), but it will on a warm one (when reset is pressed)

I'd say things like this are often cured by flashing the motherboards bios (that's where the routines that decode any devices geometry & therefore recognition live) & many writers only like to work correctly when connected as 'slave' on an ide channel of their own with many combinations of other drives present ..

ED-it : & of course Welcome to windrivers forums morrigan

[TripleRLtd]

...& many writers only like to work correctly when connected as 'slave' on an ide channel of their own with many combinations of other drives present ..

That's what I would try first. Try the different combos by changing the jumper settings. You also may want to try a new IDE cable just to be sure.





ED-it, huh? I like that one.

[morrigan]

hey,

The software is irralevant, you can't see the drive in my computer and not in device manager.

The thing is on a cold boot he sometimes does everything ok (he recognize it) and other times not.

I have a asus P4P800-vm motherboard and the bios hasen't been flashed.

The lite-on is on the second ide with my plextor cd writer.
I'm gonna try the suggestion of putting the lite-on as slave

I will let you guys know if it worked

Thanks for the repond

[NooNoo]

How did it go morrigan?

[morrigan]

hey
the lito-on was already slave and the plextor is master.
I haven't got time to experiment a lot because of work, but i am ganna try it with lite-on as master