Need some help

[edwords]

ok,i know I've posted this in 2 other forums but thats only because i didn't see this one. somebody please help me out here.

when i unhook the cd-drive, it works fine when its on and i hook the drive up, its fine but it doesn't recognize the cd-drive. the power is there the drive opens and shuts but it isn't recognized and when i try to restart the computer, it says no operating system . i unhook the drive and windows shows up perfect, Ive tried downloading LTR-48246S software, that's not even working for Me

 

[sub mesa]

Are you using Parallel ATA? Are both connectors used on the PATA cable? Have you checked the jumper configuration of PATA devices? etc.

 

[Twoboxer]

Unfortunately, your post is totally unclear and lacks some info. So folks are prolly unwilling to guess what you mean.

I know I'm not gonna guess.

Make a clear post, including is this a new build? was the CD-drive ever working? If so, what changed? What are your system specs including make and model?

Having said that, sub mesa is prolly on the right track.