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by xmachine86

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Hi folks,

GOOD DAY!

I know someone could help me solve out my problem. I have a mobo with 4 sata connection and 1 IDE.. i am using 1 SATA connected to my HDD and i have a CD/DVD rom connected to the IDE.. in the fast few days CD/DVD connection works well, but few days later when i boot it up the CD/DVD was not already detected by my mobo only the SATA... even if trying to use other devices the still IDE connection r not detected...

I already try an option, I go to the registry and deleted the whole thing like the upperfilters but 1 thing when i go through that access theres no lower filter on it... and there i deleted all of it!!

I dont know what to do hope someone could help me out!

Thanks

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by thumbsup2

Does the BIOS detect the CD/DVD? If not, maybe the motherboard has developed a bad IDE controller and/or bad cable. Maybe the drive itself just plain died. They do that you know.

Can you test the CD/DVD drive in another computer?

by salim

I suggest that you change the CD drive and that is the problem most of the time.........

by oh smeg

Check the BIOS to see what if anything is shown there.

If there is nothing being picked up there open the case and check both the Data lead at both ends for proper connection and the Power Plug into the Optical Drive. Sometimes with the 80 Way IDE Leads the Plugs work their way out of the sockets and break the connection. Then if there is no improvement install another data Lead and check again.

If that makes no difference try another IDE Optical Drive to test the M'Board and Data Lead. If there is still no improvement replace the M'Board and possibly the Power Supply as well.

Col

by tech

Make sure the CD ROM drive has the correct pin-out selected - Master/Slave/Auto. Also, the drive (if it is the only IDE device) should be attached to the end of the IDE cable, not to the middle connector.

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