OldGrayGary

Hi again


The support for IDE CD-ROM drives is built into Windows itself. There is no need to provide Windows with any drivers for the CD-ROM.

For the CD-drive to be installed correctly, this should have been the procedure:
1) Shutdown Windows & let the PC power off.
2) Unplug the power cord.
3) Ground yourself by touching a grounded piece of metal, or by wearing a wrist-strap, and open the case.
4) Place the CD drive in a drive bay & attach the mounting screws.
5) Set the jumper to "Master" if it will be the only drive on its IDE cable.
6) Set the jumper to "Slave" if it will share the IDE cable with another drive.
....also set the other drive's jumpers to "Master".
7) Connect the IDE cable.
8) Connect the 4-pin molex power cable to the CD-drive.
9) Close the PC case & replug the power cord.
10) Boot the PC, but immediately press the function key mentioned in the banner or splash screen at power-on, such as "Press F1 (or F2, F10, Del, etc. ) to Enter Setup".
11) In your Bios Setup screens, see if the new drive is recognized. If not, see if the IDE port to which the CD drive is attached is set to AUTO. If not, set it to AUTO, and exit Setup, choosing "Save Changes & Exit".
12) If all is well, the drive should be detected as Windows starts.
13) If the drive is not detected by Windows, it may have failed. Or the IDE cable used might be bad. You can try another IDE cable.

Best of luck
. . . Gary