Help! Dvd Drive No Worky

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dok1313

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OK, here is the just. I got a new HDD 250g WD. I previously had an 80g WD. I set everything up on the new HDD and it worked fine. Then, I got the bright idea to install my 80g HDD as a storage drive. Changed my jumpers, formated the drive, set the bios and boot config, everything according to plan . Now my computer does not recognize my dvd burner. When I open my computer it shows Main HDD as C: and storage drive as D: instead of E: with no optical drive showing. I checked my bios again and it is set to recognize both IDE slots not just primary or secondary. Each slot will work independently (meaning I can switch the cables around and it will work in either slot) but won't recognize both HDD and the optic drive. Why? HELP!
 
First off, get some SATA drives! No more IDE headaches! jumpers = bleh...

I'm willing to bet this is a master/slave issue. Is the optical drive on the same channel (cable) as on of the HDDs?
 
No, seperate channel with nothing else attached. Tried both channels and they work fine. I have both HDD on the same channel as master and slave and they work fine.
 
Ehh, i dunno then. Its been so long since I have worked with IDE... Judging by the fact that no one else is chiming in, i'm assuming they all feel the same way.
 
Thanks for the input. Do you know if I have to change the jumpers on the optical drive even if nothing else is on that channel? I left it on CS or cable select, and just changed the master and slave jumbers on the HDD's
 
Well NVM i'm an dumbass. I must have jostled the cable when I installed the 2nd HDD. Plugged her back in and all is well.
 
criccio said:
First off, get some SATA drives! No more IDE headaches! jumpers = bleh...
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Yeah, until you want to install Windows from your SATA optical drive onto a SATA RAID array and both are on your Intel ICHxR. The optical drive won't boot from the CD unless you enable legacy support and turn off AHCI and RAID support, which prevents the RAID array from working. :mad:
 
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