Hi, a friend of mine has just bought a new system.
He has an Asus A8R-MVP Motherboard, an IDE DVD-ROM and DVD-RW, and 2 SATA Hard Disks.
It all worked fine for a couple of days with:
Primary Master = DVD-ROM
Primary Slave = DVD-RW
Sec Master = None
Sec Slave = None
Third Master = 80GB SATA HD (with OS)
Third Slave = 120GB SATA HD
Today though, the DVD drives have stopped working. They don't appear in the BIOS, they won't open and close, and obviously they don't appear in Windows.
We tried disconnecting the IDE cable from the DVD-RW, and this allowed it to open and close - the DVD-ROM remaining absent and unable to open. Then we tried disconnecting the IDE and power cable from the DVD-ROM, and connecting the DVD-RW back up. Then neither were able to do anything.
We've tried changing the IDE cable and power cables, and have used both the blue IDE slot on the mobo, and the black secondary one.
Through all of this the Hard Disks seem unaffected.
I'm at a loss here, so help would be much appreciated.
Edit: When both drives are powered but not connected to the motherboard, they can open and close. As soon as the IDE cable is in, they stop working altogether.
He has an Asus A8R-MVP Motherboard, an IDE DVD-ROM and DVD-RW, and 2 SATA Hard Disks.
It all worked fine for a couple of days with:
Primary Master = DVD-ROM
Primary Slave = DVD-RW
Sec Master = None
Sec Slave = None
Third Master = 80GB SATA HD (with OS)
Third Slave = 120GB SATA HD
Today though, the DVD drives have stopped working. They don't appear in the BIOS, they won't open and close, and obviously they don't appear in Windows.
We tried disconnecting the IDE cable from the DVD-RW, and this allowed it to open and close - the DVD-ROM remaining absent and unable to open. Then we tried disconnecting the IDE and power cable from the DVD-ROM, and connecting the DVD-RW back up. Then neither were able to do anything.
We've tried changing the IDE cable and power cables, and have used both the blue IDE slot on the mobo, and the black secondary one.
Through all of this the Hard Disks seem unaffected.
I'm at a loss here, so help would be much appreciated.
Edit: When both drives are powered but not connected to the motherboard, they can open and close. As soon as the IDE cable is in, they stop working altogether.