On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 08:48:12 -0500 "Mikkel L. Ellertson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> C. Tresenriter wrote: > > Appears I spoke too soon. > > Once I put the CD/DVD back on the cable I got the error again. > > BOth units are set to the cable select position. > > > > Hmmmm..... > > ? > > > Strange. I wonder if there is a conflict in the IDE modes the units > susport? I don't have any experence with DVD drives (yet), but with > CD-ROM drives, I normaly try to hand them off a different interface > then the hard drive, because of the access speed differences. I have > also found some IDE devices that will not share the same cable. It is > not as common as it used to be, but it still does pop up now and then. > > Is there any way you can put the devices on different IDE interfaces? > > Mikkel Mikkel Sorry for the delay in replying - I've been away for a while. When I got back to it, I experimentd with a few different CDROMs - all of which allowed me to boot the hd with no problem. I re-installed Mdk with one of them and was then able to use it with the DVD on the cable again. ?? I don't understand but it's working every time now. Thanks for the input. Curt
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