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Originally posted by manasecret
It sounds very much like a problem with the jumper settings. Any IDE drive whether CD-ROM or Hard Drive etc. have a jumper in the back of it to set whether it's a slave, master, or let the mobo decide it automatically.
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Mansecret, this is what I was thinking as well when I read Angrist's post.
I bought a DVD-ROM Drive (Pioneer DVD-117 AVOID!!!) to replace TWO crappy DVD-ROM Drives (Pioneer DVD-116 again AVOID like the Plauge!!), because Alienware screwed be out of a working DVD-ROM Drive (That's another story though), and the solution was manually changing the Jumper switch on the backof the drive.
You may need a small screwdriver or good hands to do this Angrist, but it may be all you need to do.
If it's not detecting the drive at all, it's almost 100% a Jumper Porblem, if it's detecting it but with erros, the cables might be lose, it may be a Jumper problem, or your BIOS may not be configured correctly.
Best thing to do is try and change the Jumper Settings, and if that doesn't sound like a task you'd like to do, I'd suggest getting a Professional to look at it.
Jumper settings are a pain, but they're the only thing I can thinkof off the top of my head that's causing your problem.
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