help cd-rom won't work!

[iNeb]

I have a no name pc with a ecs p6vem3 mobo

It doesn't pick up the first cd-rom on the primary cable, but it does with the second slot on the cable, using xp home, have cd-rom and a cd-rw in there, but it doesn't pick up the first.

The power works fine on it, xp just doesn't notice it, the bios is set to auto find and it used to work before.

Can this mobo support two cd-roms? It came with two 5.25 slots and two cd-rom cable slots


EDIT: http://www.ecsusa.com/products/p6vem3.html

Says supports up to 4 IDE devices, so not sure what's going on =(

[shawshank62]

did you try installing through device manager?

EDIT: also check to make sure the IDE cable isnt bad, it never hurts to switch em, ya never know.

[iNeb]

Did switch them =)

And it doesn't reconize the first cd-rom from device manager =(

[John Prophet]

you try another cable?

you say the cd is detected on one cable connector but not the other?

How is the jumper set on the cd drive?

On some occasions, it does make a difference which drive the cd is attached to, depending on the jumper.

We used to argue this point often in my ex comp shop. The manager said the master ALWAYS had to be on the end of the cable, lol. I told him he was nuts and Id put it on the innermost conenctor just to bug him...but on occasion there is some truth to it.

But I cant remember the specifics....so if you have it on master, try cable select....obviously if you have it on slave, and its by itself..who knows what it would do.

JP

[iNeb]

Hmm, i didn't adujust the jumpers, may be the problem.

Now to open it up again, so i need to get someone to help me just had surgary a few days ago and can't lift anything over 20 pounds :cry:

[iNeb]

Ok, jumpers were both set to slave, totally forgot about them, thanks =)

[John Prophet]

pesky jumpers....