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Desktop Diagnostic Problem 12-12-04
I need help!!!
I have recently upgraded my old desktop.
Just installed a new motherboard, CPU etc:
I?m using Win XP-Pro and Windows Office 2000 plus many other programs. Two 40Gb HD, DVD-Rom, CD-Rom and a floppy.
It will take at lease two pages to detail what I have done so I will not list them here.
But if any body feels that they can help with the following problem please let me know and I will email all the details.
Device manager lists all 5 drives and states that they are working properly.
I have went to several websites, MSIcomputer.com, Gigibyte.com, LITEON.com, PCClub.com, talked to my local computer tech. To no avail.
And other websites searching their respective Q&A sites and have found no answer to my problem
Problem:
When I load windows and go to ?AMBIOS Setup ? Standard CMOS Setup screen?;
It shows that all five (5) drives are recognized.
Pri-Mstr. 40GB HD. Pri-Slave, DVD drive, Sec-Mstr 40GB HD, Sec-Slave CD-Rom, and a Floppy drive.
(Changing positions of the drives on the IDE cables makes no difference.)
However when I go to My computer screen the system will not recognize or read either of the non-hard drive drives.
It will read both of the hard drives, Drives C & D.
LOW & BEHOLD !!!!!
By chance I loaded two data CD?s into both CD drives prior to loading windows.
My computer would then read the CD?s with no problem.
If I changed CD?s while windows was still loaded then my computer would NOT read or recognize that disks were installed.
Nor will my computer read a Floppy disk. The floppy drive is new.
IF Anybody has had a similar problem or can help please contact me via email and I will be glad to send you all the details.
alder343@verizon.net
Bob Alderman
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