DVD part 2

S

Starlord

I got the DVD burner today, I shut down my system, removed the CD Burner and
replaced it with the DVD burner, ( OptoRite DD0401) and I re-powered up. I
saw nothing from windows saying I had new hardware online. When I checked
the system, it doesn't even see the device. I tried to use the add hardware
but once more it's not even seen. And yes, before you ask, all cables are
hooked up. On boot up the read light does go on a few seconds. But when I
placed a Music CD I had burned before, it does not auto play the music files
as it did with the CD Burner.

I've tried to find the driver for it, but every link I find for it goes to
one site and that site doesn't come up, I just get timed out after 5 mins of
waiting for it.

I'm running Windows XP Home spc.pack #2 on a old Dell 750 mhz pent.3
machine.

Anyone know what I could be doing wrong?


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B

badgolferman

I got the DVD burner today, I shut down my system, removed the CD
Burner and replaced it with the DVD burner, ( OptoRite DD0401) and I
re-powered up. I saw nothing from windows saying I had new hardware
online. When I checked the system, it doesn't even see the device. I
tried to use the add hardware but once more it's not even seen. And
yes, before you ask, all cables are hooked up. On boot up the read
light does go on a few seconds. But when I placed a Music CD I had
burned before, it does not auto play the music files as it did with
the CD Burner.

I've tried to find the driver for it, but every link I find for it
goes to one site and that site doesn't come up, I just get timed out
after 5 mins of waiting for it.

I'm running Windows XP Home spc.pack #2 on a old Dell 750 mhz pent.3
machine.

Anyone know what I could be doing wrong?
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What does the BIOS show?
 
B

bud

Starlord said:
I got the DVD burner today, I shut down my system, removed the CD Burner
and replaced it with the DVD burner, ( OptoRite DD0401) and I re-powered
up. I saw nothing from windows saying I had new hardware online. When I
checked the system, it doesn't even see the device. I tried to use the add
hardware but once more it's not even seen. And yes, before you ask, all
cables are hooked up. On boot up the read light does go on a few seconds.
But when I placed a Music CD I had burned before, it does not auto play the
music files as it did with the CD Burner.

I've tried to find the driver for it, but every link I find for it goes to
one site and that site doesn't come up, I just get timed out after 5 mins
of waiting for it.

I'm running Windows XP Home spc.pack #2 on a old Dell 750 mhz pent.3
machine.

Anyone know what I could be doing wrong?


--
The Lone Sidewalk Astronomer of Rosamond

Telescope Buyers FAQ
http://home.inreach.com/starlord
Sidewalk Astronomy
www.sidewalkastronomy.info
Astronomy Net Online Gift Shop
http://www.cafepress.com/astronomy_net
In Garden Online Gift Shop
http://www.cafepress.com/ingarden
Blast Off Online Gift Shop
http://www.cafepress.com/starlords
Astro Blog
http://starlord.bloggerteam.com/
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Did you also install DVD player and burning software?
 
B

beenthere

Starlord said:
I got the DVD burner today, I shut down my system, removed the CD Burner
and replaced it with the DVD burner, ( OptoRite DD0401) and I re-powered
up. I saw nothing from windows saying I had new hardware online. When I
checked the system, it doesn't even see the device. I tried to use the add
hardware but once more it's not even seen. And yes, before you ask, all
cables are hooked up. On boot up the read light does go on a few seconds.
But when I placed a Music CD I had burned before, it does not auto play the
music files as it did with the CD Burner.

I've tried to find the driver for it, but every link I find for it goes to
one site and that site doesn't come up, I just get timed out after 5 mins
of waiting for it.

I'm running Windows XP Home spc.pack #2 on a old Dell 750 mhz pent.3
machine.

Anyone know what I could be doing wrong?
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Go into Device Manager and uninstall any CD\DVD devices.
Reboot your machine to see if windows finds new hardware.
 
M

Mike S.

I got the DVD burner today, I shut down my system, removed the CD Burner and
replaced it with the DVD burner, ( OptoRite DD0401) and I re-powered up. I
saw nothing from windows saying I had new hardware online. When I checked
the system, it doesn't even see the device. I tried to use the add hardware
but once more it's not even seen. And yes, before you ask, all cables are
hooked up. On boot up the read light does go on a few seconds. But when I
placed a Music CD I had burned before, it does not auto play the music files
as it did with the CD Burner.

I've tried to find the driver for it, but every link I find for it goes to
one site and that site doesn't come up, I just get timed out after 5 mins of
waiting for it.

I'm running Windows XP Home spc.pack #2 on a old Dell 750 mhz pent.3
machine.

Anyone know what I could be doing wrong?
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Be sure that the device select jumpers of the back of the new drive match
the setting (master/slave/cable select) on the old drive.
 
S

Starlord

I pulled it out, the jumpers where the same for the CD Burner I had in the
machine, so after trying it again and no, windows didn't see it, even after
un-installing the old drive, I pulled it out again and moved the one jumper
from slave to cable select, rebooted and windows saw it and installed it as
a genartic 8x dvd burner. So far it's played the music cd fine. Next month
I'll have to buy a pack of dvd's and test burn one of them.


--
The Lone Sidewalk Astronomer of Rosamond

Telescope Buyers FAQ
http://home.inreach.com/starlord
Sidewalk Astronomy
www.sidewalkastronomy.info
Astronomy Net Online Gift Shop
http://www.cafepress.com/astronomy_net
In Garden Online Gift Shop
http://www.cafepress.com/ingarden
Blast Off Online Gift Shop
http://www.cafepress.com/starlords
Astro Blog
http://starlord.bloggerteam.com/
 
A

Al Klein

a genartic 8x dvd burner. So far it's played the music cd fine. Next month
I'll have to buy a pack of dvd's and test burn one of them.
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I'd do it sooner than that, if I were you. Then if it didn't work you
could return it.
 
S

Starlord

As much as I'd like to test burn a DVD, there's the little road block in the
way, I live on a fixed income and right now I'm down to the lowest level,
can't even go to the store in my car, will have to walk if I need to go.(8
mile round trip).


--
The Lone Sidewalk Astronomer of Rosamond

Telescope Buyers FAQ
http://home.inreach.com/starlord
Sidewalk Astronomy
www.sidewalkastronomy.info
Astronomy Net Online Gift Shop
http://www.cafepress.com/astronomy_net
In Garden Online Gift Shop
http://www.cafepress.com/ingarden
Blast Off Online Gift Shop
http://www.cafepress.com/starlords
Astro Blog
http://starlord.bloggerteam.com/
 

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