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An Odd DVD Harddrive Problem
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LostinPC
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9. April 2006 @ 17:54 |
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I'll start out by explaining how this happened. I come home from school and play Command and Conquer: First Decade (DVD ROM). I go to bed, come home again from school, turn the PC on and the drive suddenly reads no disks at all, neither DVD nor PC. I have tried reinstalling hard drive drivers and IDE controller drivers, i've removed the hard drive and cleaned the lense and still no luck. I would try a system restore but that disk is on DVD so i can't do that to my knowledge. My DVD drive is a Sony DVD-ROM DDU1613. If anyone can help I thank you for your time.
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ddp
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9. April 2006 @ 20:13 |
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does the motherboard see the drive? is there an exclamation mark &/or an error message in device manager??
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LostinPC
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12. April 2006 @ 16:21 |
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I've checked the device manager many times there are no exclamation points or anything.
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AfterDawn Addict
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12. April 2006 @ 17:16 |
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It certainly couldn't hurt to do system restore. To two days back, before you played the game and it worked. System restore does NOT require a disk to run! There is probably nothing wrong with you Game,DVD disk.
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LostinPC
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12. April 2006 @ 17:49 |
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How do i do a system restore withouth the disk?
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LostinPC
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12. April 2006 @ 18:01 |
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nvm, i just tried a system restore, (my cousin just showed me how to without the disk) and my drive still doesn't work
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ddp
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12. April 2006 @ 18:53 |
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can you try the drive on another computer to see if works or not?
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LostinPC
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13. April 2006 @ 11:20 |
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Maybe, i'd have to bring it across town, but maybe...
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LostinPC
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15. April 2006 @ 01:41 |
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Could the fact that my DVD drive is for some reason the slave and the CD-RW is the master drive cause problems?
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ddp
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15. April 2006 @ 08:02 |
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disconnect the cd-rw drive & set the dvd as master to see if drive seen
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LostinPC
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15. April 2006 @ 18:31 |
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Can i get a step by step way of doing that please, i mean, i have a basic idea, but i don't want to mess anything up.
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LostinPC
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16. April 2006 @ 09:37 |
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Ok i just switched it to master and it still doesn't work.
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ddp
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16. April 2006 @ 09:46 |
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try another ide cable on the drive. can switch cables with hd. try the drive on another computer to see if works or not.
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LostinPC
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16. April 2006 @ 14:40 |
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If i have two disk drives and the bottom one works, could i just switch their places to see if it works then?
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LostinPC
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16. April 2006 @ 14:53 |
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Well switching the IDE cables didnt' do anything, i should try takin to my cousins or sumthing.
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AfterDawn Addict
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17. April 2006 @ 17:47 |
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If i have two disk drives and the bottom one works, could i just switch their places to see if it works then?
You'll have to set the jumpers in the back of those drives accordingly. End of the primary cable to MOBO and primary Master drive/middle connector as primary slave / cable select-depending on your pc configuration. Same applies to secondary.
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Ok i just switched it to master and it still doesn't work.
First: Make sure all connections are correct,connectors matched up to the drives as for slave/master/or cable select.That's why you want just the sony dvd-rom drive on the end of the secondary ribbon,and the pins set to master-making it secondary master. Leave the cd-rw drive out for now.
I'd go into device manager under dvd/cd-rom drives,open up the tree,double click that sony dvd rom drive/click drivers tab/uninstall/and reboot. See if it'll read dvds and cds.
How's your pc configured?
Mine's:
Primary master- main hd
Primary slave- spare 200 gb hd
Primary Master- HP 640c dvd-rw
Primary slave- Benq 1650 dvd-rw
HP a1118x-b/athlon 64-3300+/BenQ 1650 BCDC/LG 8163B/Modded Wii/Epson-R300 and Ty Watershields!!! This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 17. April 2006 @ 17:54
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LostinPC
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18. April 2006 @ 19:32 |
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I know i've reinstalled the drivers many times, but i don't know how to see how it's configured exactly.
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AfterDawn Addict
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19. April 2006 @ 01:17 |
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Your bios screen,upon bootup should tell you your configuration.
Nero infotool/configuration will also tell you
Your main harddrive should be primary master,anything hooked up to the middle connector of that ide ribbon-will be primary slave or c/s
The other ide ribbon,is the secondary. Outer connector is secondary master/middle connector is secondary slave or c/s.
Jumper pins have to be set to how you have the drives configured. Ends of cables-mobo and master drive. Middle connectors- slave or c/s-depending on what the manufacturer of your pc calls for.
HP a1118x-b/athlon 64-3300+/BenQ 1650 BCDC/LG 8163B/Modded Wii/Epson-R300 and Ty Watershields!!!
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 19. April 2006 @ 01:18
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LostinPC
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19. April 2006 @ 15:00 |
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I forgot which F key to hit while pc bootin....
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LostinPC
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26. April 2006 @ 14:45 |
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The DVD drive doesn't work in my friends pc either.
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AfterDawn Addict
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26. April 2006 @ 15:04 |
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So you finally have your answer. Trash the drive. I just got a benq1650 from newegg.com OEM version for $41. including shipping.
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