New cd drive

Harry · July 30th, 2005, 08:56 AM

Ok about a month ago I attempted to put in a new cd drive, but now both of them don't read on my computer now(since I put the new one in), they open if I press the eject button on them, so I must have connected them to the power supply right, I have also conntected the big wires that go into the motherboard.

Should I look at the BIOS? because there maybe a conflict between them about which one being master/slave or whatever(I think thats only on HDD's though :S)

Anyone want me to post a pic of inside my computer to see if I have wired them wrong? I just can't go on without putting cd's in for longer..

Thanks

FATAL · July 30th, 2005, 08:59 AM

I assume that you've connected both of the drives with the same ide cable.

You've probably set jumpers wrong. You should set one as a master and one as a slave. The codes should be somewhere on the drive on a sticker, or maybe a manual. Also remember, that the ide cable has master and slave as well. I don't remember which one is which though. Probably the latter plug is master, if I'm correct.

Harry · July 30th, 2005, 02:20 PM

Ah thanks it works now

now I can fully wire up computers!

July 30th, 2005, 08:56 AM	#1
Harry Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 1,393	New cd drive Ok about a month ago I attempted to put in a new cd drive, but now both of them don't read on my computer now(since I put the new one in), they open if I press the eject button on them, so I must have connected them to the power supply right, I have also conntected the big wires that go into the motherboard. Should I look at the BIOS? because there maybe a conflict between them about which one being master/slave or whatever(I think thats only on HDD's though :S) Anyone want me to post a pic of inside my computer to see if I have wired them wrong? I just can't go on without putting cd's in for longer.. Thanks __________________

July 30th, 2005, 02:20 PM	#3
Harry Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 1,393	Ah thanks it works now now I can fully wire up computers! __________________

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July 30th, 2005, 08:59 AM	#2
FATAL Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 7,429	I assume that you've connected both of the drives with the same ide cable. You've probably set jumpers wrong. You should set one as a master and one as a slave. The codes should be somewhere on the drive on a sticker, or maybe a manual. Also remember, that the ide cable has master and slave as well. I don't remember which one is which though. Probably the latter plug is master, if I'm correct.

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