Are there any known issues running 2 internal DVD?s in one system? I have a freshly built system and all components are new.
Fired everything up last night and sometimes they auto read and sometimes one or both DVD?s won?t even read at all.
Have I set them up right? I?m using a SATA HD; this and the DVD-R are new to me. The SATA drive leaves all my IDE?s open and I only have the 2 DVD?s ? so what is the best location for them?
Here?s the system. An ASUS P4C800E Delux, Plextor PX-708A DVD-R, Sony DVD Player and a Maxtor 80GB SATA 7200 RPM DiamondMax PLUS 9. I have the Maxtor on SATA 1, the Sony as master on the primary IDE and the Plextor as master on the secondary. Only the PM would show as bootable in the BIOS. I put the SONY on PM to use it to boot when needed (I remember somewhere hearing it was not wise to load software from burners ? or is the issue of loading through a burner no longer a problem).
I want to make sure I can copy CD?s and DVD?s to the burner in the best possible way ? and use the player for the workhorse of loading apps and all.
Again ? can 2 DVD?s exist in one system? Heck, how else can you copy a data DVD?
Thanks, clayman
Fired everything up last night and sometimes they auto read and sometimes one or both DVD?s won?t even read at all.
Have I set them up right? I?m using a SATA HD; this and the DVD-R are new to me. The SATA drive leaves all my IDE?s open and I only have the 2 DVD?s ? so what is the best location for them?
Here?s the system. An ASUS P4C800E Delux, Plextor PX-708A DVD-R, Sony DVD Player and a Maxtor 80GB SATA 7200 RPM DiamondMax PLUS 9. I have the Maxtor on SATA 1, the Sony as master on the primary IDE and the Plextor as master on the secondary. Only the PM would show as bootable in the BIOS. I put the SONY on PM to use it to boot when needed (I remember somewhere hearing it was not wise to load software from burners ? or is the issue of loading through a burner no longer a problem).
I want to make sure I can copy CD?s and DVD?s to the burner in the best possible way ? and use the player for the workhorse of loading apps and all.
Again ? can 2 DVD?s exist in one system? Heck, how else can you copy a data DVD?
Thanks, clayman