I wanted a new computer, but to save money i reused my hard drive and cd/dvd drives from my old one becuase they were still good. So i assembled my system yesterday and got it all working but their is one problem. One of my cd drives isn't being recognized by my computer, while the other one is. When i look in bios, my working cd drive is third on the list and is called the "secondary master" or something, and my hard drive is somewere on the bottom of this list (the top of the list is a floppy drive, which doesn't physically exist...). My cd drive that doesn't work doesn't even show up. I know this drive is getting power, becuase its light turns on and i can open and shut it, but nothing happens when i put a cd in. If i go to my computer I cab see my C: drivce, my D: drive (the good cd drive), and the A: drive. the A drive is another issue, my computer thinks it has a floppy drive but i dont actually have one. so maybe its getting mixed up?
So basically, my computer isn't recognizing my cd drive, but it is recognizing a non existant 5 1/4" floppy drive that isn't there... These cd drives worked just fine in my old computer, so i doubt that they are broken.
Any help would be great
with thankfullness
Michael