My question is can I have 2ea DVD/CD RW Drives active in Windows X

[Guest]

Hello I have a system that I just setup. Installed XP PRO installed all
updates etc. I have 2ea Sony DVD RW DW-D22A drives in the computer. When I
bring up the properties on each drive one of them will allow me to select
recording and the other will not.

My question is can I have 2ea DVD/CD RW Drives active in Windows XP Pro that
I can write to each of them.

Thanks

 

[V Green]

Hello I have a system that I just setup. Installed XP PRO installed all
updates etc. I have 2ea Sony DVD RW DW-D22A drives in the computer. When I
bring up the properties on each drive one of them will allow me to select
recording and the other will not.

My question is can I have 2ea DVD/CD RW Drives active in Windows XP Pro that
I can write to each of them.

Not with the built-in writing software.

You need to buy 3rd party software like Nero.

 

[Yves Leclerc]

And not the "bundled" version that may be shipped with the drives. You need
to get the full retail version of Nero Burning Rom in order to allow
multiple drives (not sure about Roxio/Sonic.)

 

[peterk]

Yes you can........I have 2 DVD Burners hooked up.The catch is you need to
know if they have a preference for being set up as Master or can you set
them up as SLAVE.Each manufacturer decides differently,it should show in the
manual that came with the drives.
Mine are set up on different IDE channels....both as Master...and only one
of them will also run as SLAVE if I choose to move it to that postion.
You will need software to burn....that is not part of XP
peterk

 

[Bob I]

No, XP recording will ONLY allow ONE device to be the RECORDING drive,
you need third party software to have both set as recording at the same
time.