DVD-RW and CD-RW problem

sandstorm2k4 · 08-26-2004, 07:16 PM

Hey guys,

Everytime I put a DVD or CD in any of my two drives, they don't show an icon in the my computer (if I click on the drive i can see the contents of the disc). Also, I don't have the opportunity to select what happens when I put a disc in.

I checked everything including Autoplay but I can't figure out what's wrong...

08-27-2004, 05:54 AM

Hi,

Need more information like has this ever worked before or is it a new build.

If it is a new build, check your jumpers and ribbon cables as listed below, but if it worked before skip this step:

The master and slave jumpers must be set up correctly on your drives as displayed on the top of each drive.

DO NOT mix master and slave with CS (cable select) on the same ribbon cable. If one is Master the other MUST be slave. If one is Cable Select the other one on the same ribbon cable must be Cable Select. (Please note that the majority of hard drives are factory default as Cable Select)

Make sure the drive is placed correctly on the ribbon cable as shown below:

M
O
T
H ==Ribbon Cable=== Slave ===Master (end of cable)
E
R ..................................„» OR „º
B
O == Ribbon Cable==Cable Select==Cable Select (end of cable)
A ..............................( as Slave)……. ( as Master)
R
D

Ribbon Cables and colors of 80 pin cables look and are to be used like this:

Motherboard============Slave==============Master
…….....….Blue………….....……..Gray…………........…………Black
.
Make sure a master is always present, because you can not run a slave without a master.

Cables must be the 80 conductor cables for hard drives and never any more than 18” long.

If you try cable select and that does not work, give the master/slave setting a try. Conversly, if the master/slave setting does not work, give the cable select setting a try.

A friend recently told me that with Western Digital if it is the only drive on the cable, the jumper will need to be removed ( try removing the jumper and connect the drive by itself on the IDE channel ) I don’t use Western Digital drives, so I can’t verify this, but might be worth a try

Please note that the floppy cable red mark is put on opposite as the regular hard drivers. Otherwise, the red mark faces away from you as you work in the case or you could say it faces the power source for the drive.

Please let us know if you have other questions or need more assistance.

sandstorm2k4 · 08-27-2004, 08:57 AM

Hi,

Yeah, I've checked my jumpers before... One is master and the other is slave and this also gives me problems at boot up (long boot screen).... When I got to both at cable select, I lose the drives in Windows.

This had worked before (it's not a new build) although I did do a fresh install about 3 months ago...

08-26-2004, 07:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
sandstorm2k4 Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 28 OS: WinXP	DVD-RW and CD-RW problem Hey guys, Everytime I put a DVD or CD in any of my two drives, they don't show an icon in the my computer (if I click on the drive i can see the contents of the disc). Also, I don't have the opportunity to select what happens when I put a disc in. I checked everything including Autoplay but I can't figure out what's wrong...

08-27-2004, 05:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
mark3567 Guest Posts: n/a OS:	Hi, Need more information like has this ever worked before or is it a new build. If it is a new build, check your jumpers and ribbon cables as listed below, but if it worked before skip this step: The master and slave jumpers must be set up correctly on your drives as displayed on the top of each drive. DO NOT mix master and slave with CS (cable select) on the same ribbon cable. If one is Master the other MUST be slave. If one is Cable Select the other one on the same ribbon cable must be Cable Select. (Please note that the majority of hard drives are factory default as Cable Select) Make sure the drive is placed correctly on the ribbon cable as shown below: M O T H ==Ribbon Cable=== Slave ===Master (end of cable) E R ..................................„» OR „º B O == Ribbon Cable==Cable Select==Cable Select (end of cable) A ..............................( as Slave)……. ( as Master) R D Ribbon Cables and colors of 80 pin cables look and are to be used like this: Motherboard============Slave==============Master …….....….Blue………….....……..Gray…………........…………Black . Make sure a master is always present, because you can not run a slave without a master. Cables must be the 80 conductor cables for hard drives and never any more than 18” long. If you try cable select and that does not work, give the master/slave setting a try. Conversly, if the master/slave setting does not work, give the cable select setting a try. A friend recently told me that with Western Digital if it is the only drive on the cable, the jumper will need to be removed ( try removing the jumper and connect the drive by itself on the IDE channel ) I don’t use Western Digital drives, so I can’t verify this, but might be worth a try Please note that the floppy cable red mark is put on opposite as the regular hard drivers. Otherwise, the red mark faces away from you as you work in the case or you could say it faces the power source for the drive. Please let us know if you have other questions or need more assistance.

08-27-2004, 08:57 AM	#3 (permalink)
sandstorm2k4 Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 28 OS: WinXP	Hi, Yeah, I've checked my jumpers before... One is master and the other is slave and this also gives me problems at boot up (long boot screen).... When I got to both at cable select, I lose the drives in Windows. This had worked before (it's not a new build) although I did do a fresh install about 3 months ago...