Using multiple disk drives to burn cd's in itunes

Hello,
Recently i purchased a Lacie Lightscribe external burner. I installed the external burner. When i try to burn cd's in iTunes, the internal drive no longer is able to burn cd's.
is there a way to allow me to choose which drive i would like to use to when burning cd's? ideally i would like to use the internal drive to burn cd's most of the time and only use the lightscribe burner when i want to etch a picture in the lightscribe cd's.
the internal drive in my iMac is no longer recognized when i try to burn cd's in Itunes, only the external Lacie works.
Thank you.
ron
imac   Mac OS X (10.4.8)   Maxtor 300 Gb External Hard Drive for music

Go to iTunes prefs>Advanced>Burning and make sure you select the correct burner from the drop down menu when you want to switch burners.
MJ

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