[SOLVED] Sony CD-R/RW differences

John Major · 01-04-2009, 08:55 PM

Can someone explain the differences in the Sony CRX195A1 & CRX210E1 burners? Both were manufactured in July of 2002. Installation will be on Windows ME initally & changed to Windows XP with SP2 after saving some files to the CD'S.
Thanks

John Major · 01-05-2009, 08:20 PM

Finally found the specifications/differences, am going with the CRX210E1 unit, I don't have any startup disk or instructions, can someone help me?

dai · 01-05-2009, 09:19 PM

you just set the jumper on the back to master or slave
plug in the data and power cables
and away you go no need to load drivers ect

John Major · 01-06-2009, 09:56 AM

I have 3 selections for the jumper, it is set on slave, others available are cable select & master. When I installed the unit I hooked up the power & data cables. I can open & close the disk tray, but that is it. Any other suggestions.
Thanks for your reply

dai · 01-06-2009, 09:57 PM

if it is on the end black plug on the cable set it as master
if it is on the middle grey plug set it as slave
check it is being seen in the bios

John Major · 01-07-2009, 03:20 PM

My data cable has black plugs only & is connected to the end one. I did change the jumper from slave to master. Nothing has ever shown in the BIOS.
Thanks

dai · 01-07-2009, 10:18 PM

it is a old 40 wire cable you need the 80 wire with the
blue
grey
black plugs

John Major · 01-08-2009, 10:03 PM

Replaced the cable & got it working fine. Created another problem in doing so. My floppy drive doesn't work now, gives the (40) error code. I've checked the cable connections, reversed the cable (in case I had reversed it when installing the other one as I had disconnected it), disconnected the CD player & writer drive units, tried another floppy drive that was working O.K. in another computer & checked the BIOS. The light stays on all the time, none of the above things I tried changed anything. Any suggestions on this one?

Thanks,
John

John Major · 01-09-2009, 06:50 PM

Finally got things straightened out, had plugged the floppy drive into the end plug on the data cable with multiple connectors, it should have been plugged in to one which is about 1" from the end. Thanks for your help.

John

dai · 01-09-2009, 07:31 PM

glad you have it sorted

01-04-2009, 08:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
John Major Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 12 OS: windows ME	[SOLVED] Sony CD-R/RW differences Can someone explain the differences in the Sony CRX195A1 & CRX210E1 burners? Both were manufactured in July of 2002. Installation will be on Windows ME initally & changed to Windows XP with SP2 after saving some files to the CD'S. Thanks

01-05-2009, 08:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
John Major Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 12 OS: windows ME	Re: Sony CD-R/RW differences Finally found the specifications/differences, am going with the CRX210E1 unit, I don't have any startup disk or instructions, can someone help me?

01-05-2009, 09:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,717 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Sony CD-R/RW differences you just set the jumper on the back to master or slave plug in the data and power cables and away you go no need to load drivers ect __________________

01-06-2009, 09:56 AM	#4 (permalink)
John Major Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 12 OS: windows ME	Re: Sony CD-R/RW differences I have 3 selections for the jumper, it is set on slave, others available are cable select & master. When I installed the unit I hooked up the power & data cables. I can open & close the disk tray, but that is it. Any other suggestions. Thanks for your reply

01-06-2009, 09:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,717 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Sony CD-R/RW differences if it is on the end black plug on the cable set it as master if it is on the middle grey plug set it as slave check it is being seen in the bios __________________

01-07-2009, 03:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
John Major Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 12 OS: windows ME	Re: Sony CD-R/RW differences My data cable has black plugs only & is connected to the end one. I did change the jumper from slave to master. Nothing has ever shown in the BIOS. Thanks Last edited by John Major; 01-07-2009 at 03:22 PM.

01-07-2009, 10:18 PM	#7 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,717 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Sony CD-R/RW differences it is a old 40 wire cable you need the 80 wire with the blue grey black plugs __________________

01-08-2009, 10:03 PM	#8 (permalink)
John Major Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 12 OS: windows ME	Re: Sony CD-R/RW differences Replaced the cable & got it working fine. Created another problem in doing so. My floppy drive doesn't work now, gives the (40) error code. I've checked the cable connections, reversed the cable (in case I had reversed it when installing the other one as I had disconnected it), disconnected the CD player & writer drive units, tried another floppy drive that was working O.K. in another computer & checked the BIOS. The light stays on all the time, none of the above things I tried changed anything. Any suggestions on this one? Thanks, John

01-09-2009, 06:50 PM	#9 (permalink)
John Major Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 12 OS: windows ME	Re: Sony CD-R/RW differences Finally got things straightened out, had plugged the floppy drive into the end plug on the data cable with multiple connectors, it should have been plugged in to one which is about 1" from the end. Thanks for your help. John

01-09-2009, 07:31 PM	#10 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,717 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Sony CD-R/RW differences glad you have it sorted __________________