IDE Cables/ Jumper Pins/ CD-ROM Drive Questions...

[Jitsu]

I just built a new computer. Everything works flawlessley except some stuff with my sound (lets ignore this problem in this thread) and the fact that I cannot play certain games that worked perfectly on my last system.

Everytime I go to play Ravenshield (RVS) I get the error "Please insert CD2 into your cd drive and then press ok". The proper CD is in the drive. I can go into my computer and view the data on this cd. I reinstalled the game 3x.

- I just purchased a DVD-RW drive 2 days ago.
- I have a CD-RW drive that works perfect.
- I installed RVS 3x and properly patched this game up to 1.51 (current) each time.
- I contacted tech support for my mobo and they said "It sounds like a software confliction problem, contact UBISOFT" which dosent really make sense to me so I dismissed this software confliction problem.
- I thought it was something with my RVS cd until I went and installed Battlefield 1942 (BF) and THE SAME EXACT ERROR CAME UP.
- THE CD WAS IN THE DRIVE JUST LIKE RVS's CD.

I believe its something with my ide cables, the cd drives jumper pins or possibly something else with my hardware.

Lets remember that the exact same games, cd's, and cd keys were used to install and play these games on my last system and that my CD drives read data and install games with no problem.

Please help, I'm a RVS addict and usually play for hours daily (Dont tell me that some of you guys cant relate) and this problem is really starting to piss me off.

 

[Lonyo]

Try booting up with only 1 drive on your machine. Also, disable any virtual drives you have (Alcohol 120%, Daemon Tools etc).
I had a similar issue with Need for Speed: Underground, it wouldn't find the CD because of my virtual drives, disablign them did the trick.
The newest RVS patch, IIRC, has a thing so the game won't work if you have any virtual drives.
BF1942 is published by EA, IIRC, as is NFS:U, and NFS had an issue with multiple CD drives, so just try with one and see if that has any effect on either game.

 

[Jitsu]

I only have power and my ribbon cables hooked up to one drive at the moment and didnt have any virtual drives installed until yesterday. (the problems occured up to 4 days ago)

 

[Jitsu]

Could it be my ide cables or the jumper pins?

 

[Lonyo]

Have the CD drives changed drive letter?

 

[Jitsu]

I never had both CD drives hooked up at the same time because I dont have enough power outlets.. and it dosent matter which one has power/ribbon cable.... they're always d:/

 

[Jitsu]

Can someone give me a quick runthru of how my ide cables should be hooked up?
Do the jumper pins matter?

 

[Jitsu]

ttt

 

[Jitsu]

I just realized that its every game that requires the game cd to be put in the drive.

All of the games I installed are original copies and cd's.

 

[DN]

Look at the CDROM section in device manager and make sure that it CORRECTLY reports the actual HARDWARE that you have in your system -- ie. ensure that no virtual devices are there..

 

[Jitsu]

^ yea, correctly... its in there