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CD Recording FAQ
5. Installing a cd recorder
5.1. Hardware installation
Installing a cd recorder is not much different than installing a cd-rom drive.
The first thing to do is to read the instructions given by the manufacturer. This is essential when installing an IDE or USB drive.
In the case of an IDE drive, you have to read very carefully the manufacturer's instructions about whether the drive should be master or slave and the DMA checkbox in the drive properties tab under Windows.
In the case of a SCSI drive, you may need to install a SCSI controller first. Modern PCI SCSI controllers are very easy to install. When installing the drive, you have to correctly set its ID, which must be unique for each SCSI device, and its termination, which must be ON if the drive is the last (or the only) connected on the SCSI cable.
If you already have some experience in SCSI, then you must know that, once you know SCSI basics, adding a SCSI device is really the easiest thing to do.
After physically installing the drive, you should power on your computer. The LED light(s) on the front of the recorder may blink during the process, and when the operating system is loaded it will show up as another cd reader. You can insert a cd in it and read its contents as you would with a common cd-rom drive.
Your recorder will show up as a recorder only in cdr software, which will present you the list of supported recorders found in your system.