bit more info required I think as most of the slave stuff has baffled me...

my PC was...
3.5"
DVD ROM
CD writer....

I changed it to
3.5"
DVD ROM
DVD writer....

thus have a spare CD writer.

I've been struggling to get the DVD writer to do CDs in nero it keeps crashing my PC for some reason and freezing stuff so that new programmes wont launch and already open ones wont close although they seem to operate ok?
anyway

I tried to add the CD writer to the ribbon cable that is attached to the DVD writer... but then it wouldnt find the drivers or even recognise the fact it had them plugged in. only the DVD ROM and 3.5 were available.

id like to make use of the CD writer as its just been out of the PC gathering dust for a while - hence anyway I can set it up?