2007-01-17 12:03:35 · 8 answers · asked by john s 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
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Unless you have two drives in your PC, your DVD-rom drive and your CD-rom drives are the same drive.
2007-01-17 12:06:35 · answer #1 · answered by Your Best Fiend 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they are not showing up in the BIOS (CMOS) then you have a phycial problem or a power problem.
If 2 drives are down, it's un likeley that it's a power problem BUT I have knowen it happen where one 12volt rail has gone on a power supply, and left the other one intact. if the CD drives will eject, then your power supply is fine, if they won't then you need a new power supply unit (sharing the other 12 volt rail can and does over-load it)
Failing that. Check that the ribbon cable is connected to both direvs, and into the mother board. This is a wide, flat cable that runs from the back of both drives. check it's connected into the back of both of them, then follow it down to the computer's motherboard and check it is connected properly there...if i doubt, push the plugs in!
There are usually jumpers on the back of the drive. Check that one is set to "Master" and the other is set to "Slave" you should NOT Have 2 set to either "Master" or "Slave", but one drive should be on one setting, the other on another. the only time the settings should be the same is if they are on "Cable select". Cable select causes no end of trouble on some computers, so try to avoid it. If you look actually on the top or the base of the drives, at least one should tell you where to position the jumpers for Master, Slave and Cable select.
If none of this works, then I have knowen people do things like disable them in the Bios! as the computer boots up, go into your Bios (CMOS) screen. Look in the instructions for your particualr CMOS, as you need to get to the part where you install drives. Find "Secondary Master" and "Secondary slave" and set them to Automatic. exit your CMOS and chose YES to save changes! the computer should reboot and all should be well.
If this doesn't work then there is a change your IDE controller is knackered, and you need a new motherboard.
BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING!!! Turn off the power to the computer and disconnect it from the mains BEFORE opening the case. Electricity can kill you.
2007-01-17 12:17:29 · answer #2 · answered by AdvancedFlea 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
depend on what actually happend. Did you recently install it or that cd/dvd rom drives is already there but suddenly stop disappeared from your my computer.
which is which then i can answer u
2007-01-17 12:09:54 · answer #3 · answered by winston_lao 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
attempt to restart ur laptop and enable the laptop to locate them bcoz i imagine its motive force r lost or it would want to be the opportunity of information cable elimination so if restarting wouldnot artwork then attempt this concern boot ur gadget without cdroms it truly is unplug the information cables of cd and dvd and boot ur gadget and now close it down and after replugging each of the equipments reboot ur gadget this can help in fixing ur probs
2016-10-15 09:26:39 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like you need to set the jumpers on the hardware correctly. Master/slave
2007-01-17 12:42:17 · answer #5 · answered by R f 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is somewhat confusing.... Did you say this do not show up in C:\?
If so, they will not. They should list in My Computer.
2007-01-17 12:15:48 · answer #6 · answered by blndchik 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you have windows XP or windows pro 2000, it should
2007-01-17 12:07:08 · answer #7 · answered by PirateBoy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are diferent drives.
2007-01-17 12:07:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋