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Brand new Asus DVDRW not recognized
Hi,
I have a strange problem with my Asus P8P67 MB (rev B3) this is already the third ODD I'm testing and I keep getting the same problem; as soon as I want to access the DVD drive in W7 x64, Windows Explorer freezes. I'm also not able to read any kind disc (and I've tried many - which btw work fine on my laptop).
I've tried switching SATA cables and SATA ports, but no luck.
I had a Samsung drive which worked fine for a while (since I've installed Windows from it as well as some games from DVD). I thought the drive was defective and I bought a brand new Asus DRW-24B3LT (ASUSTeK Computer Inc. - Optical Storage- ASUS DRW-24B3LT), but as soon as I plugged it in, the same problem occurred and I've not been able to do anything with it.
Somehow I believe that the problem is due to my SATA config.
At the moment I have the following setup :
- 1 SDD connect to one gray Intel 6gb/s port
- 2 standard 1Tb HDD in RAID 1 (connected to 2 blue Intel 3gb/s ports)
- 1 USB 3.0 extension (at the back of the case) (connected to 1 blue Intel 3gb/s ports)
- 1 DVDRW (the Asus now) connected to 1 blue Intel 3gb/s ports
In the BIOS the SATA mode is set in RAID mode, and I have the impression that this may cause some issue with the ODD? Shouldn't it be in AHCI mode ? Does it make a difference? Problem is thazt according to the documentation, the only way to make a RAID is to set the entire controller in RAID mode. Don't know if this can play somehow in my problem.
I've already use the Microsoft DVD & BlueRay troubleshooter without success.
My DVDRW appears in Explorer, but is labelled as CDROM. Trying to access it from Explorer or even via command prompt freezes the machine.
Any idea is welcome
Thanks and happy new year