My dvd Pioneer-103s isn't recognised by windows, help me please !

[Trevor Land]

goto the pioneer website and download the latest drivers for your dvd
drive and that should resolve your problem...
trev..

Eric TDO wrote:
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> Hi !
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> I need your help !
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> I have an Abit BE6 with PIII 500 Mhz.
> I put a Dvd Pioneer-103s (master) on IDE cable (UDMA33).
> When I start my computer, DOS recognise the drive but it's
> not visible from windows 98.
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> Sometimes, when windows is loaded, I restart from DOS and
> then go back to windows and I can have a "CD-ROM drive"
> detected (but not a dvd !).
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> Is there a special driver I need to install ?
> Have you got ideas to solve my problem ?
>
> Thanks.
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[Steveg]

It shoudn't make any difference what DOS drivers your using (any ATAPI
driver will work) I take it you've actually set the drive as master and
not Cable select, and it's not on the same cable as your primary hard
drive.... If you had a CD rom previously, put it in with EXACTLY the same
hardware config. as the CD rom, I.E. same place on cable, same jumper
settings etc, and if the CD rom detected before, then the DVD drive should
too.

Another thing... have you got a CD/RW drive on the same IDE channel - if
so that could be the problem as some of them prefer to be set as the
master. I have seen problems with the 103s and Sony CDR on the same bus,
but that was in relation to it crashing.

Have you got any other IDE devices other than the DVD and Hard drive? If
so remove them so the DVD and hard drive are the only two IDE devices. Set
the HDD as the MASTER using jumper settings, and place that on the primary
channel (I assume it is already) and put the DVD on the secondary bus set
as the MASTER. (From what I can remember the Pioneers have two other
factory only jumper setings next to CS, MS,& SL. Dont touch those, OK!)
If that's how you've got it, set the Pioneer as a slave on the Primary
bus. Also, between changing the devices around (A) make sure if they've
been removed in device manager (except the HDD) and (B) reboot without the
device attached before trying a diffent configuration. If this doesnt work
then you've got a software problem, but it ISN'T due to drivers. You can
use them with 3 yr old ATAPI drivers if you want to. Also there was a
batch of the drives that weren't region set. It could be from that batch,
but I doubt it. Also try another IDE cable, and check this one for
inperfections.

Regards

Steve