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[TheChosen]

Got a little technical problem.
My old cd-rom drive broke couple of weeks ago. I even removed it and opened it but i couldnt find the problem (altought i found the last pieces of "Fallout 2" cd).
I just got a new cd-rom drive with 8€.

JustLink Compact-disc reWritable 40x12x48x.

The problem is,i cant get it work. I plugged it in the computer, the green light is on but...

When i put the cd in it, it wont read it. When i click the E drive it says: E is not accesible, the device is not ready.

The drive is plugged in right way and computer knows that its there, but wheres the problem?

[Data]

did you check the slave/master setting ?

[TheChosen]

I did checked and tried every setting but it still wont work.

[Nikson]

If the master/slave setting is correct, it should work.
Do you have another cdrom/dvdrom in the box as well? or is this the only one?

[Quintopotere]

It seems that your motherboard have some problem with its controller... have you tried a different EIDE (or SATA...) plug?

[Nikson]

I doubt it's the motherboard's fault, unless it's more than 7 years old.
The one I have is 2000 technology and has no problem with my CDRW in E: and DVDRW in F:

[TheChosen]

@Nikson-This is the only one
@Quint-Do you mean that i have to buy new plugs and stuff?

What about the tiny hole thats on the cd-drive?

[Quintopotere]

Well, not all the motherboards come perfect... Just a little overcurrent can burn some not-perfect-component...
I hope this is not the problem.

@TC: If a circuit on the MoBo is fried... should be a problem to repair it... I suggest you to try to use other cables to connect the drive and connect it in other plugs...

[Nikson]

Originally posted by TheChosen@Oct 20 2005, 09:59 PM
What about the tiny hole thats on the cd-drive?

That hole is for manually ejecting a CD that may be stuck in the tray. There's a tiny button in there that you push with a needle. It's irellevant to your current problem.

If this CDROM is the only one, then just have a look at what master/slave setting your old one was, if you haven't thrown it away yet.
But 95% of the time, the "only" CDROM drive should be set to slave.

[Shrek]

Originally posted by Nikson@Oct 20 2005, 01:14 PM
If this CDROM is the only one, then just have a look at what master/slave setting your old one was, if you haven't thrown it away yet.
But 95% of the time, the "only" CDROM drive should be set to slave.

If you plug the CD drive in the same IDE plug as your hard disk, then the CD drive must be "slave" (it usually is). But if it is "alone", it should be set to "master" or "cable select". I belive that is just a question of "master"/"slave" definition, so try it on sereval ways.

And if your CD drive is alone, maybe you should check the connection cable too. Sometimes when "we" disconnect a drive, "we" pull the cable wrong and it can became damaged.