new build - CD issues after XP SP2 install

[intero]

Long time reader, first time poster ...

Ok, simple set-up.

ASRock 939-Dual SATA2 MB
Athlon 64 3500+
Corsair Value Ram DDR400 2.5
Seagate 300Gb drive via master on IDE 1
Writemaster DVD-RW drive as master on IDE 2 (w/brand new IDE cable)
(also tried as slave on IDE 1)
GeForce ti4200 (remember those? 😉 )

Fresh install of XP SP2. Goes as planned, but on re-boot hangs midboot until you eject the CD (even if nothing's in there). Starts up as planned. Once it's started up, no luck trying to access the CD drive, just hangs the machine ("not responding" from explorer) and it's done.

No over clocking, just about everything in here is new. Nothing plugged in except the KB, mouse, and monitor.

So, any idea what's goin going on? It's gotta be something simple, but it's driving me insane.

Thanks,
Tom

 

[nadirshakur]

If it was reading the drive during the install fine then the issue might be software. What make and model is it?

 

[intero]

The DVD-RW drive is a Samsung Writemaster TS-H542. It loaded fine on install, but hangs the boot and then, if you eject the CD tray, it completes the boot, but once you try to use the optical drive, bingo, dead.
Reading reems of posts about this board right now, hopefully I'll find the answer hidden somewhere in there.
Thanks,
Tom

 

[nadirshakur]

I know you probably tried all these, but check page 23 here

 

[intero]

Yeah, tried those. It's something with the IDE on this board, with, no just the HD attached, and using a USB CD-RW all's well, just not very practical.
Thanks,
Tom

 

[nadirshakur]

U tried a spare drive?

 

[intero]

About to, but strange that it would work fine for the install (several times) and then not work once the install of XP SP2 is complete. Argh!
Thanks,
Tom

 

[intero]

Appears to be a bad drive. Dropped in a spare DVD-RW and all is well. Strange though that it worked for the install, but not once it was complete - repeatedly.
-Tom