New drive problems

[Iceman]

Right well i have got hold of a Dvdrw for my laptop
Installed the thing into the laptop and it just does'nt show it up
It powers as i can eject the drive but it doesnt show up in My comp or anything.
Is there anything i have done wrong os is there a chance its just not compatable??

Laptop is a.
Toshiba Tecra A2


Thanks

PS, I know the drive works as i have just taken it from another laptop.

 

[ron3003]

Possibly a master/slave problem. Install a trial of Nero if you dont already have it and put your original optical back in the laptop and run Nero info tool to see if the original optical is a master or slave. Put the dvdrw back in the other machine again and run the same Nero test on that.
Unlike desktop pc's there's no jumper to change on the optical should you need to alter the configuration.

 

[Iceman]

Right well according to this tool i have checked and they are both set up the same. or am i looking at the wrong things

My set up

The other laptop