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***glc*** · 08-01-2005, 08:46 AM

Are both drives set to DMA?

You do need to test one drive at a time with the other one disconnected. I'm betting the Samsung drive has gone bad, their optical drives are not historically very reliable.

You also need to try a different IDE cable.

08-01-2005, 08:46 AM	#12
*glc* Forum Administrator Staff Premium Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Joplin MO Posts: 37,734	Are both drives set to DMA? You do need to test one drive at a time with the other one disconnected. I'm betting the Samsung drive has gone bad, their optical drives are not historically very reliable. You also need to try a different IDE cable.