XP won't recognize >4 CDRW

[Petz]

Is there a limit of 4 on the # of ATAPI devices that
Windows XP can recognize? Or is the limit in the BIOS?
Windows only sees 3 drives attached to IDE cables plus 1
of 3 that are attached via SATA ports and SATA to IDE
adapters. If I disconnect the IDE cables, it sees all 3 of
the SATA-connected ones, so I know the adaptors are not
the problem. (Though not all adaptors are created equal, I
discovered.)

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Only One CD-R or CD-RW Disk Drive Can Be Used to Create Compact Discs in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;294652&Product=winxp

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| Is there a limit of 4 on the # of ATAPI devices that
| Windows XP can recognize? Or is the limit in the BIOS?
| Windows only sees 3 drives attached to IDE cables plus 1
| of 3 that are attached via SATA ports and SATA to IDE
| adapters. If I disconnect the IDE cables, it sees all 3 of
| the SATA-connected ones, so I know the adaptors are not
| the problem. (Though not all adaptors are created equal, I
| discovered.)

 

[Guest]

Well, I've used 4 simulataneous CDRW's under Nero 6 in
Windows 2000. Isn't that limit of 1 only for the built in
burner application? Beyond 4, the drives don't even show up
in device manager.