Installed a second DVD burner. Drive doors opened up randomly

Hi All,
This is a quick one.
Anyway, I'm looking to install a second DVD burner on my machine. I'd like one with LightScribe capability.
I once tried this before. It was back in the fall and I don't quite remember what type of drive it was. I bought it retail at Best Buy here in the US.
Anyway, I installed it, and then when I fired my machine up the drives kind of went crazy. They bays/trays kept opening, sometimes seemingly at random.
So, I know I'm light on the details here, but does anyone have an idea as to why this happened? Has something similar happened to anyone else?
Thanks,
Robert
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If the second drive jumper is set to Master (most drives are shipped with that setting) you will have problems. Set it to CS (Cable Select). With the correct jumper setting, Eject will open the top drive, Option-Eject the lower.

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