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B_Jammin · 11-20-2006, 12:30 PM

I am having a problem on our family's Dell computer. I swapped out the CD Drive as I need it in another computer real quick and when I put it back in I get this problem written below.

The Problem:
When the IDE cable is plugged into my CD-Drive it will not open as if it has no power to it. However, when the IDE cable is unplugged and only the power cable is plugged into it, it opens and closes fine.

Also, it does not recognize the hard drive since I put the CD Drive back in. I have tried different IDE cables. Also, I have hooked up the hard drive to a different computer and it works fine. So I know it is not the hard drive at fault. Is it possible that somehow my IDE slots on the motherboard are shorting out my drives? I really hope not as it would be a big pain to get a whole new MB. I also can hear the hard drive spinning when both the IDE and power cables are plugged in but it give me the "no boot disk" screen as if there is no hard drive connected. Also, the jumpers and location of the drive on the cable is as it should be. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

11-20-2006, 12:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
B_Jammin Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 16 OS: XP Professional Edition SP2 My System	Not Booting - Possibly IDE shorting I am having a problem on our family's Dell computer. I swapped out the CD Drive as I need it in another computer real quick and when I put it back in I get this problem written below. The Problem: When the IDE cable is plugged into my CD-Drive it will not open as if it has no power to it. However, when the IDE cable is unplugged and only the power cable is plugged into it, it opens and closes fine. Also, it does not recognize the hard drive since I put the CD Drive back in. I have tried different IDE cables. Also, I have hooked up the hard drive to a different computer and it works fine. So I know it is not the hard drive at fault. Is it possible that somehow my IDE slots on the motherboard are shorting out my drives? I really hope not as it would be a big pain to get a whole new MB. I also can hear the hard drive spinning when both the IDE and power cables are plugged in but it give me the "no boot disk" screen as if there is no hard drive connected. Also, the jumpers and location of the drive on the cable is as it should be. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.