HELP...:mad:

[Tech Geek]

I have a combo drive and a cd drive(which i connected with a Data cable i brought in the market lately). I connot see the CD drive icon in My Computer.
How should i make it appear there.

 

[iMav]

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well the most common problem that happens is the secondary / primary conflict .... make sure the jumpers are proper .... the lower 1 on the cable is for primary and upper 1 is for secondary

 

[Pathik]

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Do that nd if its ok then Admn tools>Diskmgmt

 

[Anindya]

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Test with another cable. if its working fine then u know wheres the fault.

 

[n2casey]

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@ mAV3

Tell clearly. What's meaning of upper one and lower one?
If I will hold it from one end then it's upper end & if from other end then it's upper end. Confused???????? (I m not but he can b) so tell clearly.

 

[Pathik]

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@n2casey the jumper settings for the drive ll b mentioned in d manual or on d drive

 

[iMav]

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@ n2casey .... if u hold the cable from the mobo connector (the 1 that u plug to the mobo) .... then the opposite 1 is the secondary connector .... in which case the middle 1 is the primary 1

 

[rajas]

There are several things involved in this.
1. Drive is not detected in BIOS.
If this is what your issue is? try verifying the jumpers. you can get info in the manual with the drive. Make the drive which you connect in middle of the cable to Cable-Select. you should see CS/CSL/CLS at the back of your drive.
Once the drive is detected in the BIOS then it shud show up in My Computer of the OS. If OS is unable to find your

2. Drive not detected in My Computer but is detected in BIOS.
Use this article ONLY if you are using Windows XP.

Goto registry editor and then locate the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
Delete "Upperfilters" and "Lowerfilters" on the right side.

Note: Sometimes you may find either of the keys or both. delete all which ever you find.

modifying registry can be fatal. be careful when trying the solution.
*support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314060

 

[n2casey]

if u hold the cable from the mobo connector (the 1 that u plug to the mobo) .... then the opposite 1 is the secondary connector .... in which case the middle 1 is the primary 1

r u sure? Just read again what u have posted.
In such a case the opposite 1 will b the primary connector & the middle 1 is the secondary. Here, more than 50 PCs r running very fine, with opposite 1 as primary connector & the middle 1 as secondary.

 

[thewisecrab]

I'm facing a similiar prob.. i have 2 drives(one is combo and other is DVD) my DVD drive is not seen in XP though it is seen in BIOS!?!?What do i Do????!!!

 

[wizrulz]

I'm facing a similiar prob.. i have 2 drives(one is combo and other is DVD) my DVD drive is not seen in XP though it is seen in BIOS!?!?What do i Do????!!!

READ POST 8 that is correct solution

 

[Tech Geek]

After i've done whatever is written in post 8 still i see no icon in my computer.
the is opening. i keep in any cd it is not able to read. .
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Reply fast please

 

[rajas]

Hey tech geek..is drive detecting in BIOS ?

 

[iMav]

@n2casey

40 wire cable: The way technicians have always done it in the past with the 40-wire cable was Master in the Middle connection and Slave on the end. It really didn't matter much until the hard drive makers started making drives with the Cable Select option.

80 wire cable: the Master hard drive or your boot hard drive goes on the END of the cable

..... in short both are right u r talking new and i was talking old school

Source

 

[n2casey]

@ mAV3

Thx for u understing what I was saying.