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    Windows cant find DVD-ROM

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    by jwprince ·

    I recently rebuilt my home computer. I took all my “goodies” out and put them into a newer older tower. My hard drive, new video card, modem, all work fine, and my Samsung DVD worked fine in my old old computer. Now, when I boot up, the DVD shows upas the secondary master (it’s using the same IDE cable from my old computer), but it doesn’t show up anywhere now. I’ve checked, double checked and triple checked all the connections. I checked with the manufacturer and they say it needs no driver as windows has the driver for it. I don’t have a CD-ROM anymore to put back in to see if it recognizes it as the tower I’m using now had no CD in it. HELP, i’m about to take a sledge hammer to the whole thing.

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    • #3768062

      Windows cant find DVD-ROM

      by nicholas paras ·

      In reply to Windows cant find DVD-ROM

      Is the DVD getting power? try changing the IDE cable as well.

      Basically, it is difficult via the forum to help you further, since I cannot see your connections as they are.

      If this doesnt work see if the seconday IDE controller is enabled in your BIOS.

      Regards,

      Nicholas J. Paras

    • #3768032

      Windows cant find DVD-ROM

      by berwyntech ·

      In reply to Windows cant find DVD-ROM

      Have you checked the Device Manager to see if it is found there?
      Also, check the jumper selection of the DVD and all of the other HD’s or IDE devices.
      It could also be the position on the cable relative to the HD’s.

      Chris

    • #3768011

      Windows cant find DVD-ROM

      by ec364 ·

      In reply to Windows cant find DVD-ROM

      Check the orientation of the IDE cable to your DVD drive. The red stripe side of the cable (pin 1) should be near the power port of the DVD drive. The other end should be plugged in to the secondary IDE port on the motherboard (for it to become a Master of the secondary IDE controller). Also try changing the jumper to SC (Select Cable) instead of M (Master).

      Check your CMOS to make sure that the secondary IDE controller is enabled and that you have no other IDE controller card installed (as in extra serial port or parallel port). Some of these extra serial/ parallel ports card are actually IDE or EIDE controllers. Make sure that they are disabled on these cards.

      Remove the DVD drive from Device Manager and restart Windows to reinstall your DVD drive. You don’t need a driver. Windows will install the driver for the secondary controller.

      Good luck!

    • #3767974

      Windows cant find DVD-ROM

      by arwjnplanotx ·

      In reply to Windows cant find DVD-ROM

      Set your jumper on the DVD to SL (slave). If it indicates secondary master and it’s on the primary controller with the Hard Drive that has got to be the problem. The only other possibility is that the IDE cable is a cable select cable. Consider how you had it set up in your other box.
      Also go to Device Manager and delete all of the unknown devices. Assuming you have Win 98 installed there shouldn’t be anything under ‘Unknown Devices’ unless you have something very unusual installed.

      Good luck.

    • #3767783

      Windows cant find DVD-ROM

      by jduhaney ·

      In reply to Windows cant find DVD-ROM

      Hi,
      Boot to safemode and see if it’s there under device manager, if it is delete it and reboot. Issue not resolved.. Search the windows registry for NOIDE, if found delete it and restart your computer.

    • #3767753

      Windows cant find DVD-ROM

      by gdm ·

      In reply to Windows cant find DVD-ROM

      Assuming all connections ok. Can you access drive thru DOS?
      If so try this:
      1. Check for virus.
      Start, Programs, Ms-Dos Prompt
      CD..
      CHKDSK

      Check Total Bytes Memory, looking for (655,360), (652,258), (651,264), (638,976) Close when finished.

      2. Check registry
      Start, Run,
      Type in regedit
      Edit, Find
      noide

      If it is found highlight it and delete it. Repeat step 2 to make sure it is gone.

      3. Add CDROM to autoexec.bat
      Start, Run
      Type in sysedit
      Goto the autoexec.bat and add the following line on its own line.

      C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\MSCDEX.EXE /D:IDECD001

      Close all box’s saving changes. Restart the machine.

      4. Add CDROM to config.sys
      Start, Find
      Search for CPQIDECD.SYS
      When found note the location, eg. C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\CPQIDECD.SYS
      Start, Run
      Type in sysedit
      Goto the config.sys and add the location of CPQIDECD.SYS as a device
      eg. DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\C

    • #3767334

      Windows cant find DVD-ROM

      by sham7usa ·

      In reply to Windows cant find DVD-ROM

      Make sure the drive is connected to IDE cable of the hard drive as Slave or on the Secondary IDE on the motherboard as Master or Slave.
      1. Go to the device manager and check whats listed under hard disk controllers and make sure that both the Primary IDE and Secondary controller are showing. If the HD controllers are there and there are no yellow dots present do the following > Go to device manager and check every category for any CD-ROM device and remove them. Then go to the start button then RUN and type SYSEDIT. Check the autoexe.bat and Config.sys for any CD-ROM drivers, e.g. (mscdex.exe and mscd0001 etc.) and REM them out, e.g. (REM C:\DOS\MSCDEX), then reboot the system. If the drive is still not detected then try the drive on another IDE port (Slave off the HD or connect to Secondary IDE. You can also try it as a slave or master. Set to the opposite of where it is now.)
      2. If there are yellow dots on the controllers do the following
      You need to make sure there are no DOS drivers loading for th

    • #3767333

      Windows cant find DVD-ROM

      by sham7usa ·

      In reply to Windows cant find DVD-ROM

      Then you have to edit the registry to see if there is a NOIDE, which causes this to happen.
      to check for DOS drivers and the Registry do the following one is with the SYSEDIT which is above in #1. and for the registry you go to start button /RUN/type regedit. Then go to the following directories to remove the NOIDE if it is listed. Once removed reboot the system. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CURRENT\CONTROLSET\SERVICES\VXD\IOS high light NOIDE and hit delete on the keyboard then exit and reboot the syst

    • #3767309

      Windows cant find DVD-ROM

      by rmmcp ·

      In reply to Windows cant find DVD-ROM

      If it doesn’t see the DVD on the Boot splash screen or in the BIOS, then forget booting into Windows. It won’t see it either. I know you’ve checked the cables, but check the pin 1 orientation. On the drive the red striped or dotted side of the IDE cable should be towards the power plug. On the Motherbd you’ll have to take a close look at it and make sure the red strip is on the side of the socket for pin 1. It’ll usually be orientated the same as the hard drive cable. I assume you are using a seperate cable for the hard drive and DVD. The hard drive should be on the Primary IDE channel and the DVD on the Secondary IDE channel. Unless you have dual hard drives, this will give you the best performance between the HDD and DVD. Make sure the jumper on the DVD is set to Master or no jumper at all. There’ll ususally be a jumper settings label on the DVD housing. You want the HDD to be the Primary Master and the DVD to be the Secondary Master.

    • #3767157

      Windows cant find DVD-ROM

      by thedrummer2006 ·

      In reply to Windows cant find DVD-ROM

      Did you reinstall the drive as the MASTER on the secondary IDE Controller? If you didnt you need to check the jumper on the back of the DVD and make sure it is set to slave.

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