-I have a dell precision 360
-the hard drive is a segate sata/300 320gb drive
2007-11-24 15:02:17 · 4 answers · asked by jellyman223 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
My drive is already mounted to E
2007-11-25 03:34:11 · update #1
my cd-rom drive has power, it's going in and out but it's just not reading any disc's!
2007-11-25 03:35:16 · update #2
Check the connections make sure you did not unplug it
2007-11-25 07:58:54 · answer #1 · answered by detroitwings42 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is your CD-ROM drive parallel? Can you set your computer so that it will talk to a SATA HD and a parallel CD-ROM drive? You'd need to check the settings at boot-up time, of course.
If you can't set your computer so that it can talk to serial and parallel drives at the same time, then you might need an external CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive that connects via USB, since the USB channels should still work.
2007-11-24 15:08:18 · answer #2 · answered by rkeech 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The CD ROM drive WAS drive D, probably. Now that you've added another hard drive, the CD ROM drive is drive E.
Your command to the computer is to "look in drive D for the CD" when it's actually in drive E.
2007-11-24 15:05:42 · answer #3 · answered by Stuart 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nicely in the beginning you could desire to have drivers for the OS (i'm assuming that's abode windows XP) for the SATA controller. Your SATA force probably is declared to the motherboard or you need to also have a SATA controller card. the two way, the OS will want drivers for SATA gadgets once you install. examine your BIOS settings and be particular your BIOS is detecting your CDROM force and examine the boot order interior the BIOS. be particular CDROM or DVD force (although you have) is the 1st boot gadget. desire this helps. reliable success.
2016-12-16 17:58:07 · answer #4 · answered by boven 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋