how 2 set 2 secondary master
 

how do I set it 2 secondary master..I normally don't open the tower unless I'm putting in another drive....I just set it 2 master and play,I guess it's the primary,how 2 set 2 secondary...sorry if the question seems silly.

Your hard drive is set to primary master. Any other drive you set to master will be the secondary master.

Usually each cd-rom/harddrive have jumpers on the back. Just change them to whatever you want.

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What are the benefits of setting an additional drive device as "secondary master"? Is there something inherently prohibitive (back-up creation-wise) of having a drive connected as a slave or cable-selected?

With dvd burners, it is recommended to set it as master. You can be ok with it set to slave, but if you are having burning problems and switch it to master, those problems usually disappear.

no luck
 

I tried burning it with record now max 4.6 and nero...still niuthin it burns the image with both 2 the HD but won't burn it 2 the DVD

What burner do you have and what are you trying to burn? Did you follow the RecordNow Max tutorial in the Backup Procedures sticky?

only one master per ide channel - but i doubt thats a problem.

I have sony dru 500 ax
 

I even tried disc copy on record now max....the record progrees showd 100% but still gave me a message errors writing 2 disk try another blank...I backed up nba live 2k3 but max payne is a real payne...(no pun intended) and yes I did follow the tutorial and it stops the disk with an error message,the same with need 4 speed2. sorry 2 b a pest..I appreciate all the help u guys r giving me!!!

Ok, try going to your system properties and disableing DMA. If you don't know how to do this, tell me your OS and I will try to guide you through it.

It's working perfectly now
 

I want 2 thank all of u who responed to my thread 4 help especially bighap....I set the burner 2 slave and no more errors!...once again thnx 2 all who offered their help!

That is odd. Oh well, at least you are up and running.:)