cd-rw problem

[Guest]

i am having trouble with the drive reading some disks my dvd rom does not
read any type of disk and the cd rw will read some and not others if i burn a
disk it will not read the disk afterwards but another computer will this is
the message i get from the event viewer Details
Product: Windows Operating System
ID: 11
Source: Cdrom
Version: 5.2
Symbolic Name: IO_ERR_CONTROLLER_ERROR
Message: The driver detected a controller error on %1.

Explanation
This problem is typically caused by a failing cable that connects the drive
to the computer.


User Action
Replace the cable.

my question is does it matter if i use a 40 pin 40 wire ide cable or a 40
pin 80 wire ide cable? thanks for any help
ken

 

[Guest]

Both an 80 or a 40 will work however an 80 will improve transfer rate,a 40
is typically found and used on a floppy drive.

 

[Bob I]

Sorry Andrew E. but a normal floppy cable is 34 pins and wires. A
"normal" IDE cable is 40 pins and 40 wires.