Mode 2 vs Mode 4 CD ROMS and IDE pulsing

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From: David Longley
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 00:00

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I have just reinstalled a 6X CREATIVE LABS CD ROM and noted  that 
periodically  the drive seems to pulse the IDE LED. It's a  slave 
on  IDE 1 where the IDEs are, as is the case these days,  on  the 
motherboard.

The  CDROM  seems to work fine, but substituting another  MODE  4 
drives  removes this odd behaviour. Anyone come  across  anything 
like this?
-- 
David Longley (check end reply line #)

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From: David@longley.demon.co.uk (David Longley)
Subject: Mode 2 vs Mode 4 CD ROMS and IDE pulsing
Date: 1998/12/30
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