Won't detect CD-ROM

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Sorry; the motherboard is Asus P5GD2 Premium. And the DVD-ROM is Pioneer
DVD-120RD and the DVD/RW is Pioneer DVR-109.

I tried swapping the jumpers and master/slave positions around as you
said, but it is still the same problem: the drives will detect during
the IDE scan at startup, but they are 'undetected' in the BIOS. Only
the HDD is 'detected'.

The BIOS was already set to 'auto detect'. I changed them to 'CD-ROM'
to see what would happen, and after I restarted, I got the error msg:
'ATAPI INCOMPATIBLE', if that is any use in solving my dilemma...

Thanks everyone for your help so far.



BruceM Wrote:
> Depends on the brands of the devices & the motherboard.
> Try both on CS (cable select) & Then try one on master & one on slave.
> Sometimes the burner insists on being master.
> Before you do that go into the bios & set all to "auto" detect.
> Pity you don't give us some details about board make. & model.
>
>
>
> "JAD" kapasitor@earthcharter.net wrote in message
> news:wAGPe.13428$ih4.10116@fe02.lga...-
> check your cabling and your jumpers
>
> "jiffypop" jiffypop.1udnvn@news.computerbanter.com wrote in message
> news:jiffypop.1udnvn@news.computerbanter.com...-
>
> I've just finished building my own PC for the first time. I have a
> DVD-ROM and a DVD/RW, but neither of them are detected, so I can't
> install Win XP (I get an error msg saying that no CD-ROM is detected
> and that setup cannot continue).
>
> Thanks for any help!
>
>
> --
> jiffypop-
>
> -


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jiffypop

 

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earth by touching unpainted part of the inside metal case
keep power plugged in but turned off at mains
or if you want, earth then unplug power cable
BruceM wrote:
> Can you please tell us what you have connected to each channel & in which
> order?
> For example....
> Is the HD on the primary channel & set to master?
> Is the Primary channel & slave empty?
> Do you have both Pioneers on the secondary channel?
> OK, I'd go back into bios & firstly make sure that BOTH ide channels are
> turned on.
> Set it to "auto detect".
> I'd put the HD as above.
> Then I'd just put the DVD/RW on the master on second channel.
> Work your way up from there.
> Just keep changing things & rebooting.
> Make sure you earth yourself & remove the power plug each time?
> Some writers insist on being the master.
>
>
> "jiffypop" <jiffypop.1ugwjp@news.computerbanter.com> wrote in message
> news:jiffypop.1ugwjp@news.computerbanter.com...
> >
> > Sorry; the motherboard is Asus P5GD2 Premium. And the DVD-ROM is Pioneer
> > DVD-120RD and the DVD/RW is Pioneer DVR-109.
> >
> > I tried swapping the jumpers and master/slave positions around as you
> > said, but it is still the same problem: the drives will detect during
> > the IDE scan at startup, but they are 'undetected' in the BIOS. Only
> > the HDD is 'detected'.
> >
> > The BIOS was already set to 'auto detect'. I changed them to 'CD-ROM'
> > to see what would happen, and after I restarted, I got the error msg:
> > 'ATAPI INCOMPATIBLE', if that is any use in solving my dilemma...
> >
> > Thanks everyone for your help so far.
> >
> >
> >
> > BruceM Wrote:
> >> Depends on the brands of the devices & the motherboard.
> >> Try both on CS (cable select) & Then try one on master & one on slave.
> >> Sometimes the burner insists on being master.
> >> Before you do that go into the bios & set all to "auto" detect.
> >> Pity you don't give us some details about board make. & model.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "JAD" kapasitor@earthcharter.net wrote in message
> >> news:wAGPe.13428$ih4.10116@fe02.lga...-
> >> check your cabling and your jumpers
> >>
> >> "jiffypop" jiffypop.1udnvn@news.computerbanter.com wrote in message
> >> news:jiffypop.1udnvn@news.computerbanter.com...-
> >>
> >> I've just finished building my own PC for the first time. I have a
> >> DVD-ROM and a DVD/RW, but neither of them are detected, so I can't
> >> install Win XP (I get an error msg saying that no CD-ROM is detected
> >> and that setup cannot continue).
> >>
> >> Thanks for any help!
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> jiffypop-
> >>
> >> -
> >
> >
> > --
> > jiffypop

 

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Can you please tell us what you have connected to each channel & in which
order?
For example....
Is the HD on the primary channel & set to master?
Is the Primary channel & slave empty?
Do you have both Pioneers on the secondary channel?
OK, I'd go back into bios & firstly make sure that BOTH ide channels are
turned on.
Set it to "auto detect".
I'd put the HD as above.
Then I'd just put the DVD/RW on the master on second channel.
Work your way up from there.
Just keep changing things & rebooting.
Make sure you earth yourself & remove the power plug each time?
Some writers insist on being the master.


"jiffypop" <jiffypop.1ugwjp@news.computerbanter.com> wrote in message
news:jiffypop.1ugwjp@news.computerbanter.com...
>
> Sorry; the motherboard is Asus P5GD2 Premium. And the DVD-ROM is Pioneer
> DVD-120RD and the DVD/RW is Pioneer DVR-109.
>
> I tried swapping the jumpers and master/slave positions around as you
> said, but it is still the same problem: the drives will detect during
> the IDE scan at startup, but they are 'undetected' in the BIOS. Only
> the HDD is 'detected'.
>
> The BIOS was already set to 'auto detect'. I changed them to 'CD-ROM'
> to see what would happen, and after I restarted, I got the error msg:
> 'ATAPI INCOMPATIBLE', if that is any use in solving my dilemma...
>
> Thanks everyone for your help so far.
>
>
>
> BruceM Wrote:
>> Depends on the brands of the devices & the motherboard.
>> Try both on CS (cable select) & Then try one on master & one on slave.
>> Sometimes the burner insists on being master.
>> Before you do that go into the bios & set all to "auto" detect.
>> Pity you don't give us some details about board make. & model.
>>
>>
>>
>> "JAD" kapasitor@earthcharter.net wrote in message
>> news:wAGPe.13428$ih4.10116@fe02.lga...-
>> check your cabling and your jumpers
>>
>> "jiffypop" jiffypop.1udnvn@news.computerbanter.com wrote in message
>> news:jiffypop.1udnvn@news.computerbanter.com...-
>>
>> I've just finished building my own PC for the first time. I have a
>> DVD-ROM and a DVD/RW, but neither of them are detected, so I can't
>> install Win XP (I get an error msg saying that no CD-ROM is detected
>> and that setup cannot continue).
>>
>> Thanks for any help!
>>
>>
>> --
>> jiffypop-
>>
>> -
>
>
> --
> jiffypop