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Old 04-23-2006, 12:54 PM   #1
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Hi Guys... You know I'm really getting to hate computers.... It seems I just cant do anything without problems...Here is the latest one...I'm trying to install a CD-Rom in my backup computer...It is memorex 52X CD-Rom reader-E-IDE...I installed it onto IDE channel 1 as master(there is nothing else installed on either IDE channels)...It would not showup in either the BIOS or Windows(XP PRO SP2)...SO I took it out and set the jumper to cable select and put it back in..It showed up in the BIOS as the master on IDE 1 but the dam thing wouldnt boot into Windows....Got the screen saying sorry but something screwd up and Windows cant boot... Took it back out and threw it into the corner along with the new system I cant get running...How can I get this CD-Rom to work??????........
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Old 04-23-2006, 01:14 PM   #2
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First, take a deep breath.

Can you tell us the exact error Windows gave you?

Have you tried another IDE cable?

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Old 04-23-2006, 01:48 PM   #3
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Hi Guys... I installed it onto IDE channel 1 as master(there is nothing else installed on either IDE channels)...It would not showup in either the BIOS or Windows(XP PRO SP2)...
If there is nothing else connected to either IDE channels, how are you booting up windows? from what harddrive?
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Old 04-23-2006, 01:56 PM   #4
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If there is nothing else connected to either IDE channels, how are you booting up windows? from what harddrive?
It has a Sata HD hooked to Sata 1....Nothing on the IDE channels.....

Alaron it goes to the screen with a whole lot of things on it...At the top its something like sorry for the lnconvinse Windows failed to boot this may be due to a hardware or software change.....Something like that....I used a new ribbon cable that came with the drive.....
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We're going to need a better description of that error message. Was it white letters on a blue background ? If so, could you tell us what the number is after STOP ? (something like 0x000000A1 or 0x1000008E etc. )
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We're going to need a better description of that error message. Was it white letters on a blue background ? If so, could you tell us what the number is after STOP ? (something like 0x000000A1 or 0x1000008E etc. )
I will have to reproduce the error..I'll try to do it tomorrow....
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Mesaeus..I put the jumper back to master and put it on IDE channel 2..It showed up in the BIOS but would not boot to Windows.The screen that come up is white letters on black backround...We apologise for the inconvince but Windos has failed to start this may be due to a recent hardware or software change..No error #...Lots of other stuff on screen...No #'s.......
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Will it boot without any drives connected to the IDE channels? I've run machines like this and they will stop to warn of no drives installed offering the option to enter the bios or press F1 to continue. Press F1 and it should boot to the hard drive. If it won't boot at all, your problem may actually be a defective hard drive. Have you run diagnostics on the hard drive?
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Will it boot without any drives connected to the IDE channels? I've run machines like this and they will stop to warn of no drives installed offering the option to enter the bios or press F1 to continue. Press F1 and it should boot to the hard drive. If it won't boot at all, your problem may actually be a defective hard drive. Have you run diagnostics on the hard drive?
It boots to my Sata HD just fine with nothing on the IDE channels....
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It boots to my Sata HD just fine with nothing on the IDE channels....
Then you have to have a defective CD drive or ide cable. The bios is detecting the device attached even when it's not working. That would make me think both IDE channels are functional. Try that CD drive in another pc and see if it works. Or try a known good one in the pc you're working on. And/or try another cable.
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Then you have to have a defective CD drive or ide cable. The bios is detecting the device attached even when it's not working. That would make me think both IDE channels are functional. Try that CD drive in another pc and see if it works. Or try a known good one in the pc you're working on. And/or try another cable.

HMMMM Its a brand new CD-Rom drive and the new cable that came with it..
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Factories can send out the occasional lemon. Follow PRs advice to see what the scoop is.
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Factories can send out the occasional lemon. Follow PRs advice to see what the scoop is.
I'll try it tomorrow...
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Old 04-25-2006, 05:43 PM   #14
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Seems the new CD-Rom is defective....Now have to try and get my money back....
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