ok so to start off with i am a tech, and a fairly good one but i dont know if i am just over looking something or if there is just something wrong in general.
The problem:
I installed an asus cd /dvd rw drive in a customers desktop.
it is a dell dimension 2400. running xp with all the updates.
the drive works in safe mode. i can swap cd's and dvds and the names and files all appear like normal.
however in standard boot, if there is a dvd or cd in the drive when it boots up then that one particular disk works fine. switch disks however and nothing appears in the drive. if i right click and go to properties 50% of the time it will recognize the disk and work correctly.
there are no virus' that i have been able to find, no upper or lower limits, the drive is not set to cable select it is a true master drive. i have stopped all services as well as start up programs nothing seems to help the situation.
any help with this would be awesome i have been hammering on this thing for a week and a half like a drunken monkey. the customer wants it back soon and i am lost
thanks in advance for any advice
The problem:
I installed an asus cd /dvd rw drive in a customers desktop.
it is a dell dimension 2400. running xp with all the updates.
the drive works in safe mode. i can swap cd's and dvds and the names and files all appear like normal.
however in standard boot, if there is a dvd or cd in the drive when it boots up then that one particular disk works fine. switch disks however and nothing appears in the drive. if i right click and go to properties 50% of the time it will recognize the disk and work correctly.
there are no virus' that i have been able to find, no upper or lower limits, the drive is not set to cable select it is a true master drive. i have stopped all services as well as start up programs nothing seems to help the situation.
any help with this would be awesome i have been hammering on this thing for a week and a half like a drunken monkey. the customer wants it back soon and i am lost
thanks in advance for any advice