My mobo doesn't recognize my DVD-ROM!!

[FlymanX]

I have an Asus A7A266 mobo. When I hook up my Mitsumi DVD-ROM drive to it, it doesn't recognize it!! I've tried to set it as a secondary slave and master, but neither of them work! Hell, I even tried setting it as a primary slave! Of course that didn't work, but i'm really running out of ideas. All my other drives work fine, except this one. I know my DVD drive isn't broken since it works in my other computers.

 

[NelsonMuntz]

where is it not being recognized? In BIOS or in OS?

 

[FlymanX]

in either

 

[HansXP]

<< Of course that didn't work, but i'm really running out of ideas >>



Why wouldn't that work?

 

[FlymanX]

i'm pretty sure that the primary channel is reserved mostly for hard drives, right? anyway, it'd be a lot more helpful if you tried to answer my question instead of giving me more.

 

[HansXP]

lol, sorry, I was wondering if your primary channel was broken or something. FYI, any IDE device can work on any channel.

 

[FlymanX]

it's cool, but you still haven't suggested anything!!!

 

[HansXP]

Well alright...are you trying to have it auto-detect the drive at boot, or have you set it manually?

 

[FlymanX]

well, they both don't seem to work right. when i do auto detect, it doesn't fine anything. when i set it manually, it says that the drive isn't working correctly. so there you have it

 

[crypticlogin]

Cables seated properly? Jumpers all kosher?

 

[FlymanX]

yep, everything checks out fine. remember that i said the dvd works fine in mmy other computer

 

[SocrPlyr]

try a different cable... maybe that one is bad?
i don't know just a thought
Josh

 

[inqztive]

or may be your mobo is damaged. Try switching channle for hard drive amd DVD ROM.