I took it out of a 10yo computer. The drive opens and closes but does not show up in my computer. I dont have a cd for it and i dont know where to look get a driver for it. Btw i`m 13 but i know EXACTLY what im doing. oh and i took the ribbon cable and power supply cord from a floppy if that makes a difference at all...AND i`m on my psp.
2006-12-21 15:16:11 · 5 answers · asked by Samuel P 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
First of all, cd-rom connector cables used on the other computer probably would be no different on a number computer. Using a ribbon made for floppy drive wouldn't work on a cd-rom drive as they are not physically the same size. Also, most newer computers should be able to detect older drives without the need for a driver (that is unless you are using Windows XP/2000/NT).
2006-12-21 15:20:28 · answer #1 · answered by Matthew M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, you are a thirteen year old that knows exactly what you are doing.....
Well, if you just stuck on a cable from a FLOPPY drive, you might have just fried the CD-ROM. The CD-ROM takes a DIFFERENT cable even though the floppy cable seems to fit. If the CD-ROM has an IDE interface, it uses a 40 pin cable. A floppy cable has only 34 pins and has a twist to the " A " drive connector..
If the CD-ROM is a SCSI type, it will have 50 connector pins.
And some early CD-ROMS only had 20 pins...
We technicians LOVE 13 year olds that know everything, that is how we make easy money.....
2006-12-21 23:35:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First check the BIOS and see if it's there and enabled If it's connected correctly it should show up there. Then check the Device Manager. Then . I would think if you looked hard enough you should be able to find the "firmware driver" somewhere. Somehow I thought that the cable for a floppy is different than an IDE cable,but I'm not sure.
2006-12-21 23:25:18 · answer #3 · answered by KM 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't think u need a driver for it, u might wanna check the ribbon cable i don't think u can use the floppy cable. Also make sure u check the end of the power supply cable "that goes into ur cd rom". goodluck
2006-12-21 23:27:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It wouldn't work with a floppy cable it should have cable like hard drive and hooked next to hard drive on the mother board.
2006-12-21 23:26:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋