Hi EVERYBODY. I have a problem with my PC. It is as follows:
My PC is a Compaq SFF and I use XpSP2. I initially had a CD drive but later I changed to a DVD-RAM. After sometime I noticed that when i booted, I could not see the DVD-RAM drive in "my computer". So I tried to format and reload but could not boot from CD. Then I changed to CD drive and formatted and reloaded everything. after that I changed to DVD-RAM but the same problem appeared - boots after a long time and DVD-RAM not showing (I could see the DVD-RAM in the BIOS). So I switched back to CD-ROM drive and it is OK now.
Please tell how can I use my DVD-RAM again.. dnahc,I shall assume that the 2 optical devices you are referring to are both IDE? 1st i suspect where you say "DVD RAM" you actually mean "DVD ROM" unless you mean "DVD-RW". If you change the device in the computer and remove the one that was there you NEED to ensure that the new device is properly SET to the correct pin setting on the rear of the drive. IE: "master" in this case if it is the only one. If you decided to install both the CD and the DVD one would need to be designated "master" and the other "slave". Also if you do install both on the same ide cable there is a proper placement in sequence that is required. You may need to make changes in your BIOS settings as well depending on what you are doing. When you GO to device manager in hardare in "my computer" are there any yellow question marks or asterisks beside the optical drives? At boot up is the DVD drive listed? do you have an option to try this DVD drive in another computer to verify that it does work? If you can do that remember to set the pins to slave if it is a 2ND optical device. What ide cable are you installing it on? Are you trying to share the cable that is used by a HDD? truenorth