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I have an older Pentium II 400 mhz system that is not recognizing either the
DVD or CD-RW drive at startup (before Windows loads). Consequently, Windows
doesn't load the drives either. The has been a random issue for several
years. Sometimes the system boots fine, other times it will boot but just
without the two drives, making them inaccessible under Windows.
The BIOS in use is the latest version available (according to Gateway). I
haven't opened the case yet, but my guess is that the DVD drive is the
master and the other is the slave. The LED on the DVD drive doesn't come on
or doesn't open whereas the CD-RW still opens and lights up even when the
system boots up (and isn't recognizing the drives). Safe mode doesn't work
either since the drives aren't being recognized at startup.
The system is "as is" when shipped with the additions of RAM from 128 to 384
and the removal of the MPACT card that originally came with the DVD player.
The system worked fine for over a year without these so I don't think they
are the issue.
There is a firmware update for the DVD drive, but I can't use it if the Bios
doesn't recognize the drive which hasn't happened in the last fifty or so
times I have booted the system.
Has anyone experienced something like this before? Where do I go from here?
Thanks,
Phillip
I have an older Pentium II 400 mhz system that is not recognizing either the
DVD or CD-RW drive at startup (before Windows loads). Consequently, Windows
doesn't load the drives either. The has been a random issue for several
years. Sometimes the system boots fine, other times it will boot but just
without the two drives, making them inaccessible under Windows.
The BIOS in use is the latest version available (according to Gateway). I
haven't opened the case yet, but my guess is that the DVD drive is the
master and the other is the slave. The LED on the DVD drive doesn't come on
or doesn't open whereas the CD-RW still opens and lights up even when the
system boots up (and isn't recognizing the drives). Safe mode doesn't work
either since the drives aren't being recognized at startup.
The system is "as is" when shipped with the additions of RAM from 128 to 384
and the removal of the MPACT card that originally came with the DVD player.
The system worked fine for over a year without these so I don't think they
are the issue.
There is a firmware update for the DVD drive, but I can't use it if the Bios
doesn't recognize the drive which hasn't happened in the last fifty or so
times I have booted the system.
Has anyone experienced something like this before? Where do I go from here?
Thanks,
Phillip