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pooky98
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_ 		5. January 2007 @ 16:28 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have 2 dvd r/w's in my pc that worked perfectly, all of a sudden, they are not recognized in the bios and I can't get them installed, by all the usual methods. In the bios they are listed as unknown and the pc on boot up, looks for hard drives on my secondary drive where they are. My hard drive is on the primary drive not the secondary.
I also get a message that my Windows XP Home Edition is not genuine.
It's 4 years old and I've had no trouble until now. I have a Dell which is out of warrantee and I can't find the problem. Can anyone help. Please.
Pooky98
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ddp
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_ 		5. January 2007 @ 17:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
disconnect the power cable to 1 rom drive to see if other is seen properly
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pooky98
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_ 		5. January 2007 @ 19:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Tried that ddp, no help. What I don't understand is that in Windows, the basic program is supposed to recognize any plug and play item that gets attached before the pc reboots and installs it automatically. My pc shows a dvd r\w as a cd-rom when I connect it singly but doesn't install it.Because it doesn't install it, I can't use the original installation cd-rom. It's very aggravating.Thanks for trying to help.
Pook
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ddp
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_ 		5. January 2007 @ 19:18 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
replace the data cable to the rom drives
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pooky98
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_ 		13. January 2007 @ 06:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanks for the suggestion ddp. New cable is ordered, will be shipped on the 18th, hopefully.
Pooky
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pooky98
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_ 		16. January 2007 @ 17:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Just got the new cable. Installed it, nothing new. Everything the same.It looks like the motherboard.
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ddp
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_ 		17. January 2007 @ 12:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
put the rom drives onto ide1 & the hd onto ide2 to see what happens in the bios.
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pooky98
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_ 		17. January 2007 @ 16:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanks for your efforts ddp. Can't do it today, will try tomorrow and let you know.
pooky
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pooky98
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_ 		20. January 2007 @ 09:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ddp, tried switching cables, one was recognized but it wouldn't install. It looks more and more like mobo.
pooky
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ddp
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_ 		20. January 2007 @ 17:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
can get a pci ide controller card
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pooky98
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_ 		21. January 2007 @ 14:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
How about a suggestion. I have no knowledge of PCI cards.
Thanks for your interest.
Pook
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