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I had recently upgraded several core components to my system. That included the mobo, CPU/HSF, RAM, SCSI adapter, SCSI HD.
Prior to my major upgrade, everything on my system worked fine. I was able to burn CDs without a hitch. Yesterday, I picked up a 48x12x48x LiteON CD-RW. After installing it, I was unable to access it. Was it a loose cable? No, I checked everything twice. Was it jumpered correctly with the DVD drive? Yes, the CD-RW is set to master, the DVD was set to slave. They are both on the same ribbon that's plugged into the primary IDE controller (my HD drives are SCSI).
To try and remedy this problem, I updated the mobo BIOS to the lastest release. That didn't fix my problem, so I then attempted to update the firmware for the CD-RW drive. When I got back into Windows, my device manager for the CD-RW drive status read, "This device cannot start. (Code 10)". I then replaced the new drive with my older 12x10x32x LiteON CD-RW. Although I was able to access the drive, I was unable to burn anything with it.
I believe what I need to do next is upgrade my ASPI layer. I think Adaptec has the latest release out, which is 4.71. Can anyone confirm my belief that this may fix my problems, and allow me to upgrade to my new LiteON CD-RW?
Another conflict may be my software that I've got installed. I do have the latest Nero software v5.5 installed. I also have Roxio's Easy CD Creator 5 Platinum installed. I've read somewhere that both software doesn't play nice when installed on the same machine. I'd rather keep Nero, so I may uninstall Easy CD Creator. Does anyone agree that this may be the conflict?
I've considered the following as a solution. To start, I believe that I'll install the latest ASPI update. If that doesn't work, I'll uninstall Easy CD Creator. If that doesn't work, I'll put the drives on seperate controllers. Somewhere, something has to work.
How about the problem that I'm having with my 48x12x48x CD-RW drive? Why would I get the error, "This device cannot start. (Code 10)"? According to TechNet, that error indicates that a different driver is needed. LiteON doesn't provide a driver for their drive, and they suggest that you use the default Windows driver. What's up with that? Well, I guess my first goal is to get the CD burner to work. Once that is accomplished, then I'll worry about trying to get my hardware upgraded.
Thanks in advance,
Josh
Prior to my major upgrade, everything on my system worked fine. I was able to burn CDs without a hitch. Yesterday, I picked up a 48x12x48x LiteON CD-RW. After installing it, I was unable to access it. Was it a loose cable? No, I checked everything twice. Was it jumpered correctly with the DVD drive? Yes, the CD-RW is set to master, the DVD was set to slave. They are both on the same ribbon that's plugged into the primary IDE controller (my HD drives are SCSI).
To try and remedy this problem, I updated the mobo BIOS to the lastest release. That didn't fix my problem, so I then attempted to update the firmware for the CD-RW drive. When I got back into Windows, my device manager for the CD-RW drive status read, "This device cannot start. (Code 10)". I then replaced the new drive with my older 12x10x32x LiteON CD-RW. Although I was able to access the drive, I was unable to burn anything with it.
I believe what I need to do next is upgrade my ASPI layer. I think Adaptec has the latest release out, which is 4.71. Can anyone confirm my belief that this may fix my problems, and allow me to upgrade to my new LiteON CD-RW?
Another conflict may be my software that I've got installed. I do have the latest Nero software v5.5 installed. I also have Roxio's Easy CD Creator 5 Platinum installed. I've read somewhere that both software doesn't play nice when installed on the same machine. I'd rather keep Nero, so I may uninstall Easy CD Creator. Does anyone agree that this may be the conflict?
I've considered the following as a solution. To start, I believe that I'll install the latest ASPI update. If that doesn't work, I'll uninstall Easy CD Creator. If that doesn't work, I'll put the drives on seperate controllers. Somewhere, something has to work.
How about the problem that I'm having with my 48x12x48x CD-RW drive? Why would I get the error, "This device cannot start. (Code 10)"? According to TechNet, that error indicates that a different driver is needed. LiteON doesn't provide a driver for their drive, and they suggest that you use the default Windows driver. What's up with that? Well, I guess my first goal is to get the CD burner to work. Once that is accomplished, then I'll worry about trying to get my hardware upgraded.
Thanks in advance,
Josh