Plextor DVDR Dissappearing after Windows Install/Fresh Build (ASUS P5W)

[jesterbox]

I have just completed a new system build, and am running into a problem i've not encountered before...

I have 3 HD's connected via SATA, and one DVDR connected via EIDE on the Primary IDE (this is all detected and picked up in the BIOS).

I can boot to a CD to install Windows, etc... but once in Windows, the drive light stays on permanently, the drive is not shown at all, and I cannot even open the tray to eject a CD.

It's similar (light always on) to when you twist/reverse a floppy drive cable accidentally... but obviously it works at the hardware level to allow me to install, and my cable is routed correctly.

Any ideas??

Hardware specs can be seend below in my sig~ Thanks!

 

[jesterbox]

Probably should mention that this is halting my install process as I can't even load drivers now~

 

[Takemaru]

I have a drive that used to exhibit those symptoms right before the disc tray stopped opening, i'm guessing your's is about to as well.

 

[jesterbox]

Actually the drive is fine - went from my old box to the new. Set to Master on it's own IDE track, all HD's are on SATA channels (not primary IDE). Like I said, works like a champ in BIOS/boot, but disappears in XP.

I'm gonna try Vista and see if it'll let me load IDE drivers during install from the CD (I don;t have a floppy drive, and the P5W didnt come with IDE drivers on floppy anyway)

We'll see~

Thanks for the reply though

 

[Takemaru]

I experenced that disappearing drive problem as well but with 2 drives installed, for me it turned out to be a jumper, had one of my opticals set to cable select instead of slave and it'd just randomly conflict with the master and dissappear in the Os, and i couldn't for the life of me figure out why, but it turned out to be simple...