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Occasional Lack of Recognition of Seconday IDE Devices

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imported_SpeedsterZ28

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Every once in a while, when I restart one of my old computers (a Dell Precision 220), sometimes it fails to detect my two optical drives on the secondary IDE channel. Does anyone know a possible cause and solution for this problem?
 
check your connections. the DVD rom in the family computer here stopped working one day for no reason, some how the ide cable got unplugged. Also check your drivers. The last resort is a format
 
Originally posted by: Hans5849
check your connections. the DVD rom in the family computer here stopped working one day for no reason, some how the ide cable got unplugged. Also check your drivers. The last resort is a format
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I just reformatted and reinstalled windows...that's when I've been getting the issues. I haven't checked the drivers yet, so I'll give that a shot. Thanks!!!
 
Check your cables... sometimes if the IDE cables get folded up they stop working. I don't know why this happens but I had one that was kinked too much and I straightened it and it worked fine

-green
 
Originally posted by: S0Y73NTGR33N
Check your cables... sometimes if the IDE cables get folded up they stop working. I don't know why this happens but I had one that was kinked too much and I straightened it and it worked fine

-green
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Eek...that definitely might be it...one of my cables is twisted in there right now.
 
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