Arrghhh!! Still can't get DVD drive working!!

py2006

Ok, I had a thread on here before explaining all this:

Basically, built a new pc but couldn't get it to recognise IDE drive. So I uipgraded my PSU to a Corsair 620watt and bought a new SATA DVD-RW drive. Plugged it all in and started it up and I still can't get it to show a DVD drive!!

I just cleared the cmos by moving the jumper for a minute and still nothing! A light comes on the front of the drive on start up and the tray opens and closes. Yet when I go to My Computer all I am seeing is the C: drive and A: drive (even though I don't have a floppy drive).

Who do I have to murder around here to get this thing going! :mad::mad::mad::eek:

Silenceisbliss

check settings in bios, do they show up there?

if theyre ide hdd's, make sure you have everything set to master and slave in the correct order.

py2006

Silenceisbliss wrote: »

check settings in bios, do they show up there?

if theyre ide hdd's, make sure you have everything set to master and slave in the correct order.

Both the harddrive and the new dvd rw drive are sata. So I don't need master and slave? or do I?

It comes up in device manager but there is a yellow exclamation mark beside it. I noticed it was mentioned in the start up screen.

Silenceisbliss

Theres only one drive per channel in sata

Windows sets the first partition of the first detected boot drive as C: regardless.

then, if im right, u have 3 sata cables goin to ur mobo, make sure hdd 1 is in sata slot 1, hdd2 is ins slot 2, and dvd in sata port 3 on ur motherboard

itl tell u which is which in ur mobo manual

py2006

Silenceisbliss wrote: »

Theres only one drive per channel in sata

Windows sets the first partition of the first detected boot drive as C: regardless.

then, if im right, u have 3 sata cables goin to ur mobo, make sure hdd 1 is in sata slot 1, hdd2 is ins slot 2, and dvd in sata port 3 on ur motherboard

itl tell u which is which in ur mobo manual

Well no, I only have two sata cables. I have complete removed old IDE dvd drive.

Hmmm, I have the DVD in the Sata5 socket on the board!!

Silenceisbliss

py2006 wrote: »

Well no, I only have two sata cables. I have complete removed old IDE dvd drive.

Hmmm, I have the DVD in the Sata5 socket on the board!!

sorry, misread. taut u had 2 sata hdd's

Silenceisbliss

well my thoughts are:

dvd drive in wrong port on mobo

or, (just occured to me) drivers for ur sata dvd drive not installed

py2006

Silenceisbliss wrote: »

well my thoughts are:

dvd drive in wrong port on mobo

or, (just occured to me) drivers for ur sata dvd drive not installed

Well I just changed the dvd drive to the Sata2 port on the board and according to windows I have the most up to date drivers. ( I went to device manager and right clicked on it and then clicked update driver)

py2006

The only other thing to try (Which I cant do as I don't have a floppy drive) is to update the bios!

But surely with my current bios version it should recognise dvd drives!

Silenceisbliss

hmmm...then i dunno. ya could actually try shouting at it....



( i have had bad experience with updating bios )

py2006

Silenceisbliss wrote: »

hmmm...then i dunno. ya could actually try shouting at it....



( i have had bad experience with updating bios )

Oh I have done that! I have even used naughty words and still not working.

Silenceisbliss

py2006 wrote: »

Oh I have done that! I have even used naughty words and still not working.

DISOBEDIENT little twat of a dvd burner!

py2006

Somebody must know what I am doing wrong or whats wrong with the feckin thing!

Terrlock

You say your getting an exclamation mark in windows on the dvd drive....does the drive actually work at the bios level outside of windows ?

If the dvd drive didn't work how did you install the OS ?

Is the dvd drive seen in the bios ok not device manager ?

Can you boot from the DVD drive using a bootable cd ?

py2006

Woo Hoo I got it working:

http://support.packardbell.com/uk/item/index.php?i=topic_02125&ppn=PB42B00901

Yea it was in the bios. It worked for me when I initially installed vista but not long after that it didnt.

Gadgetman496

py2006 wrote: »

Woo Hoo I got it working:

Bet that felt good?