Re: newbie question

The pins are on the drives, not the cables....did you check your drive jumpers to make sure they
were the same it needs to be set to the identical settings as how it was b4 (master or slave)
"Denise" <dee@nospamnewsroom.co.uk> wrote in message news:bd78bv$uac$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Nope can't be that cos I've just reconnected the cd writer and that's fine.
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> "Kevin Weaver" <kkweaver@pacbell.net> wrote in message
> news:ivFJa.885$2q4.129520867@newssvr13.news.prodigy.com...
> > Recheck the IDE Cable that you put on your drive. You may have bent a pin
> on
> > the drive when you put it on.
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> > "Denise" <dee@nospamnewsroom.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:bd71i9$sib$1@news6.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > > I'm trying to install a new DVD writer (The Sony 510A). I simply want to
> > > take my cd writer out and put the DVD writer in it's place (no room to
> do
> > > anything else). the only cables there are are the ide cable form the DVD
> > rom
> > > and the power cable and I've put those in the same places on the DVD
> > writer
> > > that they were on the cd writer (You can tell this is the first time
> I've
> > > tried this can't you ???). Power's fine - DVD writer drawer slides in
> and
> > > out but the pc isn't recognising the drive.
> > > Can anyone give me some tips on what I'm doing wrong (bearing in mind
> that
> > > I'm not used to messing about inside the box).
> > > TIA
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