xp only see's my pioneer ao4 as a cd-rom plz help

[sc0tsman]

as topic says xp only see's my pioneer ao4 dvd-rw as a cd-rom

i have all the latest aspi drivers and software updates but still no joy, it says cdrom but dont read anything + it was fine this morn in my old p-2

p-4 2.5gig
512 ddr ram
xp home
120gig hdd

[gcutler]

Do you have the DVD-R/RW device setup as MASTER on the secondary drive controller. It should never be setup as Slave.

Have you applied all the service packs for XP?

[Goatgod77]

My TDK Indi-dvd also shows up as a cd drive, but when I put a dvd in it, it reads and writes to it fine. Have you tried putting a dvd in the drive?

[Faustus]

In device manager or in My computer? If its in my computer its not problem at all.

[sc0tsman]

Do you have the DVD-R/RW device setup as MASTER on the secondary drive controller. It should never be setup as Slave.

yes m8 i have tried every combination

In device manager or in My computer? If its in my computer its not problem at all.

my bios and my computer see it but it wont read or right either cd-r or dvd-r

any more help please[/quote]

[Faustus]

NOthing off the top of my head. Other then either trying to uninstall/reinstall it or reinstalling Windows XP. There is no driver because it doesn't need one so thats no the problem...hrm...

[sc0tsman]

tried everything m8 even reintalled it back in my old p2 and it works fine in there

[RabidDog]

go into device manager and make sure win/xp (annoying c++p) has it enabled as a reccording device. It should say something like "enable writing on this device" obviously you should tick yes. Also try the inbuilt help..bleh!

[sc0tsman]

more specific

many many thx

[sc0tsman]

go into device manager and make sure win/xp (annoying c++p) has it enabled as a reccording device. It should say something like "enable writing on this device" obviously you should tick yes. Also try the inbuilt help..bleh!

are you saying theres an option that enables[dis] write as i can't see it anywhere

[sc0tsman]

no m8 absolotely nothing reffering to what you say

[MOVIEGEEK]

Try ForceASPI(free in Tools)What OS are you using in your PII?

[Bob W]

Try ForceASPI(free in Tools)

Funny I was thinking the same thing. I seem to recall having the same problem when I installed my Sony drive then I installed SmartRipper and it didn't work so then I ran ForceASPI and SmartRipper was working and the drive would read and write.

[sc0tsman]

ffs just try'd force aspi and still no joy

now i know this drive IS working as it works perfectly in an old p2-400 but i am really pissed off why it dont work on a 2.5 gig job

any more tips pls

[Bob W]

Just guessing but try running "dxdiag" from the start/run menu and run the DX tests.

[sc0tsman]

bob w tried dxdiag test but did not see the point m8
"should i be looking for something specific"

[Bob W]

bob w tried dxdiag test but did not see the point m8
"should i be looking for something specific"

shot in the dark. Have you tried in windows device manager to "remove" the drive and drivers then reboot and allow windows to find the hardware over again? Also Is DMA enabled on the drive?

[sc0tsman]

yeh m8 tried both i guess i must have some conflict with this shity new dell

[Bob W]

One final thought. Try using a ATA66 or 33 cable (80 pin) in place of the ATA100 or 133 data cable that you most likely are using.

[sc0tsman]

still no joy, any more help plz

[Heavensent]

try a firmware upgrade for it