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CD-ROM Help by DJeX on 04-02-2005 at 11:09 PM
ok I need help.
I want to reformat my other comp because windows was messed up and it no longer works. I wanted to save my stuff first. So I put in a 3 gig hardrive. But when I did that my cd rom dissapeared from the bios and the harddrive replaced it. Now I tryed everything on the hard drive (cable select, master and slave) but it still replaces it. So I went a head and moved all my files to the new drive not thinking it would hurt anything. When I removed the hard drive and went to format the main hard drive my cd rom no longer works. The lights stay on (on the cd rom) and nothing happends. I can't even open the cd rom and now it wont show in the bios. Is there a reset on a cd rom? How can I get it back?
Please help.
RE: CD-ROM Help by Mnjul on 04-03-2005 at 02:42 AM
quote:Did you accidentally unplug the power cable for your CD-Rom device?
Originally posted by DJeX
I can't even open the cd rom and now it wont show in the bios.
RE: CD-ROM Help by Supersonicdarky on 04-03-2005 at 02:44 AM
instead of putting on a hard drive just upload it Gmail 
RE: CD-ROM Help by dylan! on 04-03-2005 at 02:44 AM
quote:i dont think so
Originally posted by DJeX
The lights stay on (on the cd rom)
RE: CD-ROM Help by DJeX on 04-03-2005 at 02:54 AM
quote:
posted by: Mnjul
Did you accidentally unplug the power cable for your CD-Rom device?
No
quote:
posted by: supersonicdarky
instead of putting on a hard drive just upload it Gmail
And how do you expect me to do that when windows won't even start up.
quote:
posted by ~!dylan!~
quote:
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Originally posted by DJeX
The lights stay on (on the cd rom)
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i dont think so
Ermm what don't you think?
RE: CD-ROM Help by Concord Dawn on 04-03-2005 at 02:59 AM
Can you boot from Windows Diskettes?
RE: CD-ROM Help by DJeX on 04-03-2005 at 03:29 AM
Yes.
RE: CD-ROM Help by uberdosis on 04-03-2005 at 03:48 AM
Make sure the jumpers are set correctly on the back of the cd rom and the hdd.
RE: CD-ROM Help by matty on 04-03-2005 at 03:58 AM
When a light on a CD Rom stays on it means that the jumpers are on the incorrect set of pins then the IDE cable.
IDE Cable Settings
RE: CD-ROM Help by Pyroteq on 04-03-2005 at 11:06 AM
Check your power cables jumper settings and IDE Cables (Make sure the mobo end is plugged into the mobo)
Try switching some power cables around (This worked for me as a last resort on a PC i was fixing with the same problem.. Somthing was drawing the power away from the CD)
RE: CD-ROM Help by lizard.boy on 04-03-2005 at 05:04 PM
how many watts is your power supply? it may not like the power needs of the devices you have.
RE: CD-ROM Help by DJeX on 04-03-2005 at 09:54 PM
Like I said when I posted the first question, I tryed all the jumper posistions but no luck. It's all set up right but i think i fryd the cd rom's chip. humm