unspecified recorder error please help

You changed all to PIO only and they work?!
That is the total oposite of what we were shooting for...to set them in DMA mode. The PIO mode is slower and not recommended for DVD burning...but it is strange if it works for you. I am curious how long it takes for a burn or rip.
Anyway, next paycheck consider hetting a new cable. It's pretty cheap.

http://www.onthegosoft.com/dma_setting_nt.htm

Don't buy low quality discs! Verbatim and Taiyo only!

 

hi mate
i jumpped the gun a bit there. i just booted the pc up and it didnt see the wrr 4048 but the pioneer still burnt ok so i went back to the primary ide and changed it back to dma on device 0 and 1
so it now reads
primary ide. transfer mode dma if available. current transfer mode pio only.
device 1. transfer mode dma if available. current transfer mode ultra dma mode 4.

secondary ide. device 0. transfer mode pio only. current transfer mode pio only. and the same for device 1.

now both drives work again.
how do i tell what drive is primary and what drive is secondary.
i think the wrr4048 is primary right? sorry to be so thick.

 

Here is what you wanted to know:

http://www.buildyourown.org.uk/pc-articles/ide-configuration/

 

Edito you have the Pioneer on the same cable with the Samsung drive and the CD Writer with the Fujitsu hard drive?

 

hi

no two hdd on 1 cable and wrr4048 and pioneer on 1 cable

edit thanks for that link
so 1 cable ie the primary cable is my hdds and the secondary is my drive wrr and pioneer? so how do i tell if the hdds are on the primary or secondary?

 

:~) I don't know why I was asking, it shows in your nero log.
So, are both your DVD/CD drives wotking now? Are you able to burn?

 

yes

with these settings
primary ide. transfer mode dma if available. current transfer mode pio only.
device 1. transfer mode dma if available. current transfer mode ultra dma mode 4.

secondary ide. device 0. transfer mode pio only. current transfer mode pio only. and the same for device 1.

should i leave it like that now and when i put the lg dvdrom in it should work?

thanks karl

 

Lets hope. Some drives conflict with each other when they are on the same IDE channel(especially older drives). Hopefully the LG and the Pioneer can be friends and burn together!

 

ok

i cant thank you enough couldnt of done it with out your help

thank you

now go to sleep lol

 

I am waiting for my oatmeal to boil...I am hungry so I guess I am gonna eat my brekfast:~)! Then go to sleep!
Cheers!

 

ok mate

enjoy your oatmeal

where you based right now just out of interest

 

Northern Wisconsin, US.
Freezing cold, inhuman at times for the past week!

 

no wonder your eating oatmeal i thought you were just weird
only kiding anyway better not just have a chat on this post ill let you go and enjoy your oatmeal you weirdo

thanks again

karl

 

hi cyprusrom

i hope you didny take offence to my last post i was only joking.

 

LOL!
No offense friend, the truth doesn't offend me!
Hope your burner is still doing its job!

 

lol

im glad. both drives still working lets just hope the lg works when i get it. should be fine.