help help please about my dvd writer problems

[joestaind]

hey thanks for your replys this is what ive done so far ive installed the dvd writer but now i have a problem how much spare space do i have to have on my pc for this drive cause every time i turn on my pc and log on it comes up a blue screen with writing saying might not have a enoigh space and starts saying shit about "bios" opr some thing it say if this is your first time seeing this then restart or its because you dont have enough space .
anyway thanks if somebody could tell me where im going wrong that would be great by telling me how much space i need that would be cool thanks
#later
joe

[i_am_dave]

Hey Joe,

Can you give us a little more information?
What type of DVD writer?
Is it installed as the IDE master?
What other drives are present on your computer?
What Operating system?

You get the idea. The more you can tell us, the quicker we might be able to help.

[joestaind]

hey thanks ok
i have windows xp
the dvd writer i have is NEC ND-1300A
hmm about this ide master stuff i dont really understand i think the master is a samsung
i have no other drives i replaced my old one with the new one it coms up on my comp "found new hardware" i go to click it then it comes up with the blue screen saying to restart because i dont have enough space or its to do with my bios

i think it might because of the master and slave stuff but i dont understand it
thanks for your help man i need it

[i_am_dave]

Did you have two CD drives and replace one of them with the DVD?
Or did you have just one CD and replace it?

[joestaind]

i just had one and replaced it with the new one

[i_am_dave]

OK,
Try the NEC website and see if you can find instructions for setting the jumpers. You need to make sure they are set correctly first. Since it is a DVD writer, it needs to be the master.
I am not familiar with this device, but there should be some info on the NEC site about it.
Also, if you will write down all the info on your blue screen and go to Microsoft's website, you will be able to find out more about the failure and its possible causes. or you can google the error code.
Good luck. Thes two suggestions are at the limit of my knowledge on the subject. If neither of these suggestions work, then perhaps someone else here can help you.

[Svuppe]

Since it is a DVD writer, it needs to be the master.

Why is that? I've heard it several times before, but can't see why.
My DVD writer is perfectly happy mounted as slave.

[i_am_dave]

You know, I've never questioned that either. Everyone says it is so, even my drive documentation.

I THINK that if an IDE device is the only device on the channel, it must be a master.

Maybe that is where this comes from.