CD drive not working; plz help!
Started by
drizzledrizzt
, Aug 16 2006 08:33 PM
#1
Posted 16 August 2006 - 08:33 PM
#2
Posted 17 August 2006 - 07:31 AM
Hi and welcome to Geeks to Go. You could try running the cd gone patch. Go here http://www.geekstogo...ne-t109781.html
#3
Posted 17 August 2006 - 09:15 PM
Ok I ran the RedEdit and Merged thw CDGone reg file, but my CD drive still does not appear anywhere. Thank you for helping and anymore help would be nice if possible.
#4
Posted 19 August 2006 - 06:52 AM
If it still does not show up after running the patch, check the hardware connections (power, EIDE cable) and the jumper settings. Does the drive power up when you boot the computer?
#5
Posted 19 August 2006 - 08:01 PM
I have double checked all the cables and connectors, the drive, etc at least 4 times now. The drive powers up perfectly fine like there is nothing wrong with it. It still opens, and loads whenever I close it with a disc. I thought this would be a malware problem or something like that but cleaned my system of it and still the problem occurs. Im worried that if I buy a new drive, it will still not work, I want to make sure that doesn't happen.
Edited by drizzledrizzt, 19 August 2006 - 08:03 PM.
#6
Posted 19 August 2006 - 09:17 PM
Try swapping the IDE cable.
#7
Posted 19 August 2006 - 09:21 PM
Ill do that, which I havent tried yet. Ill get back to you.
Ok, I don't have an extra IDE cable, and the one to my hdd is too small. I dont have the money to buy another cable atm, so I tried switching up the jumpers and that didn't work.
Ok, I don't have an extra IDE cable, and the one to my hdd is too small. I dont have the money to buy another cable atm, so I tried switching up the jumpers and that didn't work.
Edited by drizzledrizzt, 19 August 2006 - 09:32 PM.
#8
Posted 19 August 2006 - 10:23 PM
plug all the stuff in and reboot...
enter the bios, go to disk priority
select one of the priorities, and see if the drive thats missing is there.
change it back to the original and press esc.
dont save changes
if the drive was there, it bios detects but windows cant.
if it wasnt. something with HARDWARE is wrong.
enter the bios, go to disk priority
select one of the priorities, and see if the drive thats missing is there.
change it back to the original and press esc.
dont save changes
if the drive was there, it bios detects but windows cant.
if it wasnt. something with HARDWARE is wrong.
#9
Posted 19 August 2006 - 10:24 PM
ah I forgot! The bios detects it, BUT its just a big space as the drive name. It doesnt say [NONE] or whatever it just says [ ]. Which only means that the hardware connection is correct, its got something to do with windows.
Edited by drizzledrizzt, 19 August 2006 - 10:25 PM.
#10
Posted 19 August 2006 - 10:30 PM
The drive name should show up in the bios. I will bet you dollars to doughnuts it's a bad cable.
#11
Posted 19 August 2006 - 10:31 PM
My Primary IDE channel is my hdd, which shows the drive name. everything else besides my secondary ide channel is [NONE] and it is just a space
#12
Posted 20 August 2006 - 11:07 AM
a space
that means it detects it but cannot communicate with it.
so try to update ur bios. get the download from the manufacturers website.
takea apart alll connections and do them again.
reboot
check the bios again
that means it detects it but cannot communicate with it.
so try to update ur bios. get the download from the manufacturers website.
takea apart alll connections and do them again.
reboot
check the bios again
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