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06-14-2005, 12:12 AM
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CD-rom bad or good?
Hello to all, new wanna be computer builder here. This is my first.
I have a new mother board (DFI Lanparty UT 250GB), new CPU is (AMD 16 Athlon), new hard drive (WD 36 GB 10k SATA) and Windows 2000 not yet installed. I am using the exsisting CD rom, (98 Gateway) that used to work fine until I put all the components together, now it isn't recognised by the mother board? In my Bios, it shows up as Mat****a DVD-rom SR-8, so it is being noticed, but when I go to IDE HDD auto-detection, it comes up empty? So, I thought I would attach it to the primary IDE plug.....same thing? Why is it not being recognised? I cannot install drivers or anything to my new hard drive without it. Antec performer SOHO case. Please point me in the right direction, crane mechanic by trade, what can I say? Pat |
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06-14-2005, 12:54 AM
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Autodetection I don't think will pick up optical drives, just hard disk drives. I would recommend plugging the CD-ROM into the secondary IDE cable at the end. Have the jumper on the back of the drive on either Master or Cable Select. HTH
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06-14-2005, 02:06 AM
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If the bios sees it and your bios is set to boot from CD first, it should work. Put the 2000 CD in the drive and boot it up.
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