computer help

lil_holiday · 07-20-2007, 10:14 AM

Hi, I just installed a cd burner into my computer, after that i turned on my computer and the harddrive is not seen. Also i had a cd drive that worked before and now neither my new or old cd drives will open. I know it is not the power supply because i tired a new one. Do you think my motherboard got fried?

lil_holiday · 07-20-2007, 10:47 AM

ok once i unplugged the ide cable from the back of the cd drives they do open... however the harddrive still is not found

dai · 07-20-2007, 11:41 AM

you have to set the jumpers
end plug is master
middle plug is slave
if your h/drive is a western digital and you have installed on the same cable then you have to also set the jumper on it to master with slave
check you did not dislodge one of the plug on the h/drive cable when fitting the new drive

07-20-2007, 10:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
lil_holiday Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2 OS: xp	computer help Hi, I just installed a cd burner into my computer, after that i turned on my computer and the harddrive is not seen. Also i had a cd drive that worked before and now neither my new or old cd drives will open. I know it is not the power supply because i tired a new one. Do you think my motherboard got fried?

07-20-2007, 10:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
lil_holiday Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2 OS: xp	Re: computer help ok once i unplugged the ide cable from the back of the cd drives they do open... however the harddrive still is not found

07-20-2007, 11:41 AM	#3 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,637 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: computer help you have to set the jumpers end plug is master middle plug is slave if your h/drive is a western digital and you have installed on the same cable then you have to also set the jumper on it to master with slave check you did not dislodge one of the plug on the h/drive cable when fitting the new drive __________________