CD ROM not recognized with Hard Drive

dbsnipe · 07-17-2007, 09:27 AM

I am trying to install a CDROM into an old PC, well not really that old but it's kind of obsolete... I am trying to put a CD ROM in there but it won't recognize it as long as I have the Hard Drive installed, Now I know you may be thinking it's the jumpers or position on the cables, but I have changed EVERYTHING! I have changed cables, tried using the other IDE port, tried separate cables, set cd rom to master, cable select, slave, everything... This problem has plagued me for a while now and I really want it fixed. Any help would be appreciated.

**Lead3** · 07-17-2007, 02:10 PM

When you say not recognized, do you mean by Windows or you can't boot from it? If it won't boot from the drive, you may need to go into the BIOS and set the boot order to boot from the CD ROM first.

dbsnipe · 07-17-2007, 02:11 PM

It isn't visible in the POST screen during boot up... Only when I have it connected by itself without the hard drive connected to any cable.

**Lead3** · 07-17-2007, 02:16 PM

How is the hard drive jumpered?

dbsnipe · 07-17-2007, 02:17 PM

Currently I have the HD on master and the CD ROM on slave.. I have switched them around all possible ways and tried different cables with different settings...

dai · 07-17-2007, 02:20 PM

set the one on the end of the cable to master and the one in the middle to slave
if that does not fix set both to cable select

dbsnipe · 07-17-2007, 02:22 PM

I have tried that, ive also put both on cable select, then it just recognizes the hard drive... This is really frustrating... I've loaded the BIOS settings to default, optimized... all that...

**Lead3** · 07-17-2007, 02:25 PM

What size is your power supply?

dai · 07-17-2007, 02:25 PM

try a new 80 wire ide cable

dbsnipe · 07-17-2007, 02:29 PM

The power supply is a 250 watt... Would the power supply be a cause of this type of problem? I don't have a 80wire cable laying around... What's so special about those?

dai · 07-17-2007, 02:39 PM

improved data throughput,it could but a rom drive does not pull much power

dbsnipe · 07-17-2007, 02:40 PM

Yeah that's what I was thinking... I can't find a DIP switch on the motherboard to see if there settings are messed up...

07-17-2007, 09:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
dbsnipe Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 6 OS: Windows XP	CD ROM not recognized with Hard Drive I am trying to install a CDROM into an old PC, well not really that old but it's kind of obsolete... I am trying to put a CD ROM in there but it won't recognize it as long as I have the Hard Drive installed, Now I know you may be thinking it's the jumpers or position on the cables, but I have changed EVERYTHING! I have changed cables, tried using the other IDE port, tried separate cables, set cd rom to master, cable select, slave, everything... This problem has plagued me for a while now and I really want it fixed. Any help would be appreciated. Last edited by dbsnipe; 07-17-2007 at 09:28 AM. Reason: Spelling Errors

07-17-2007, 02:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
Lead3 Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 1,374 OS: 98SE,2000,XP SP3,VISTA SP2 x64 & x86, Windows 7 x64 & x86 My System	Re: CD ROM not recognized with Hard Drive When you say not recognized, do you mean by Windows or you can't boot from it? If it won't boot from the drive, you may need to go into the BIOS and set the boot order to boot from the CD ROM first. __________________ Last edited by Lead3; 07-17-2007 at 02:11 PM.

07-17-2007, 02:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
dbsnipe Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 6 OS: Windows XP	Re: CD ROM not recognized with Hard Drive It isn't visible in the POST screen during boot up... Only when I have it connected by itself without the hard drive connected to any cable.

07-17-2007, 02:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lead3 Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 1,374 OS: 98SE,2000,XP SP3,VISTA SP2 x64 & x86, Windows 7 x64 & x86 My System	Re: CD ROM not recognized with Hard Drive How is the hard drive jumpered? __________________

07-17-2007, 02:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
dbsnipe Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 6 OS: Windows XP	Re: CD ROM not recognized with Hard Drive Currently I have the HD on master and the CD ROM on slave.. I have switched them around all possible ways and tried different cables with different settings...

07-17-2007, 02:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,216 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: CD ROM not recognized with Hard Drive set the one on the end of the cable to master and the one in the middle to slave if that does not fix set both to cable select __________________

07-17-2007, 02:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
dbsnipe Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 6 OS: Windows XP	Re: CD ROM not recognized with Hard Drive I have tried that, ive also put both on cable select, then it just recognizes the hard drive... This is really frustrating... I've loaded the BIOS settings to default, optimized... all that...

07-17-2007, 02:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
Lead3 Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 1,374 OS: 98SE,2000,XP SP3,VISTA SP2 x64 & x86, Windows 7 x64 & x86 My System	Re: CD ROM not recognized with Hard Drive What size is your power supply? __________________

07-17-2007, 02:25 PM	#9 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,216 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: CD ROM not recognized with Hard Drive try a new 80 wire ide cable __________________

07-17-2007, 02:29 PM	#10 (permalink)
dbsnipe Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 6 OS: Windows XP	Re: CD ROM not recognized with Hard Drive The power supply is a 250 watt... Would the power supply be a cause of this type of problem? I don't have a 80wire cable laying around... What's so special about those?

07-17-2007, 02:39 PM	#11 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,216 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: CD ROM not recognized with Hard Drive improved data throughput,it could but a rom drive does not pull much power __________________

07-17-2007, 02:40 PM	#12 (permalink)
dbsnipe Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 6 OS: Windows XP	Re: CD ROM not recognized with Hard Drive Yeah that's what I was thinking... I can't find a DIP switch on the motherboard to see if there settings are messed up...