IDE Annoyance-Please Read if you have 2 Optical Drives

Does anyone else with a multiple IDE optical Drive set up have this problem?  Can you verify this using a blank CD?
I have 2 optical drives; A Plextor PX-708A and a MSI CR52-M.  Whichever Drive is connected to IDE 1 will not read/recognize a blank disc.  When a blank disc is inserted, and the drive icon double clicked in Windows Explorer, I get a “:\ is not accessible:  Incorrect function” message box.  This error follows the IDE 1 connector on the mother board.  In other words, I can move this error to the MSI or the Plextor drive depending on the IDE slot it is plugged in to.
On the Other hand the drive on IDE 1will always read/recognize a disc with data on it (as will IDE 2, along with recognizing a blank disk.)
 I have tried the following with no success.
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In BIOS having the PCI BusMaster both enabled and disabled
Every permutation and combination of master/slave relationship
Trying single IDE cables
Dual IDE cable in both IDE 1 and slot 2 (The error is still there on the second drive)
Re-installing the OD BIOS on the MSI drive using Live Update
Re-connecting cables
New cables
Checking for bent pins on the IDE 1 slot
Trying both the blue side of the cable and the black side of the cable connected to the motherboard
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I’m out of ideas.  Any help would be appreciated.

BAS,
I have the Drives Connected to different IDE ports and the problem follows IDE1 (whatever drive is connected to IDE1 has the problem.  However if both drives are connected to either IDE1 or IDE2 one of the two drives has the problem.
Thinking that it was the combinations of drives I tried the same thing with an old NEC drive I had.  Same problem...   Very strange

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