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CD-ROM is gone

Started by ultimate_zero , May 08 2005 01:42 PM

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ultimate_zero

Posted 08 May 2005 - 01:42 PM

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okay i'm having major problems with my cd-roms in windows xp pro. i put in a stick of 512 ram awhile ago and it wasen't compatable with my motherboard. so in the end i took out the stick of ram that doesn't work. after all the ram problems, the net result was that my cd-roms disappeared. they dont' appear in my computer anymore and i can't seem to get them detected in bios when they detect the master and slave. i swapped cd-rw's with my sis to see if that could help something get detected and it hasen't. i'm tried googling for solutions but the ones i tried haven't worked. has anyone got ne suggestions? i've checked for all loose cables. in device manager, IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers, i have primary and secondary IDE controllers, and SiS PCI IDE controllers. nothing there is flagged

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nestorey

Posted 08 May 2005 - 03:33 PM

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try switching the IDE cables that you're using as well as where they are plugged in on the motherboard. if nothing else it will narrow down the problem a little...