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Apart from the boot up problem does the drive show up in windows?
SATA DVD not bootable in BIOS
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New #13
In view of my last post I hope this is a typo lol. A snip from your MOBO manual. No mention of a SATA ODD
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New #14
If you set the Bios as we discussed the other day to CD per below manual Snip with CD plugged to Port 5 or 6 change the CD Bios setting to Auto and let the Bios configure the CD player.
That is what my board did automatically. Set to Auto and recognized as CD.
I plugged it in the designated port and let the Bios recognize it.
Of course you may have already tried this.
Also unplugging the old CD player and just letting the SATA CD player be recognized and see if it works properly. If it is then replug the old one.
Could be a conflict with both until the newer one is installed properly.
It is a bit of a guess and long shot but that is all I have at the moment.
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New #15
Hey Pooch.
I was typing while you were posting.
I knew I saw something about ATAPI the other day but didn't find it this morning.
I see you did find it.
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New #16
@pooch: you're right- no RAID set up at the moment
@Hopalong X: I guess I can try unplugging the IDE DVD; this is turning into kind of a pain. Why can't anything be simple in Computer World?
I'll try this, maybe tomorrow, and get back here with the results...
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New #18
I think Pooch found the problem not me.
The Bios update.
Use the EZ Flash2 utility at ASUS and all should go well.
Follow directions exactly! Save the old Bios first as suggested.
Good luck
Mike
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New #19
From your moboard manual.
ASUSTeK Computer Inc. - Motherboards- ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO/U3S6
2.3.3 TYPE - The note under this by pen or feather? whatever it is.
It would appear you need the CD drive plugged into SATA port 5 or 6 then select is as CD/Rom.
Then of course select it in Boot options to use it for the boot CD drive if wanted.
That is what I understand from reading through the manual. It isn't as straightforward in explanations as it could be.
I could be wrong.
Yes I downloaded manual. I have Asus board myself and the manuals are a bit ???? on some info. Sometimes need a decrypter to understand them.
there are only 5 not 6 sata on board, plus 1 esata. i would reset the bios to default and try once again. your mobo is new enough to have usb 3.0 so it should not have any problems with the sata dvd. i would say it is something with the dvd.
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New #20
Hi there
Also on most MOBOS you have a LOT of SATA connections -- it's much easier adding hardware than struggling with the old large IDE ribbons and the power connections.
In fact on typical domestic (i.e Cheap) Disk drives SATA vs IDE / vs USB doesn't make a lot of speed difference -- you might as well leave the BIOS to IDE mode unless you have excellent reasons for changing it.
SSD's etc are another matter.
Cheers
jimbo
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lol I still hope its a typo
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