Power to disc drives, but no data reading

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  1. Posts : 57
    MS Windows 7 HP 64Bit
       #1

    Power to disc drives, but no data reading


    I'm having troubles with two disc drives I installed into my computer....

    I currently have 2 plugged into my computer (Both internal). One is a CD drive, and the other a DVD.

    Now, at first I had two CD drives installed and they worked fine, however I needed my computer to read DVD's also... So I removed one of my CD drives and installed a DVD drive. They both have power to them, however my computer doesn't seem to be able to communicate with them in a sense of transferring data. It doesn't even recognize the original CD drive that I had installed. I don't receive errors, they are simply non-responsive.

    Code:
    Optical Drives
        No optical disk drives detected
    Help would be much appreciated,
    FLaTLiN3D
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  2. Posts : 2,737
    Windows 7 Enterprise (x64); Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64)
       #2

    Are the drives IDE or SATA? If they are IDE you need to make sure the jumpers are set to MASTER and SLAVE or if you have a CS cable then the jumpers on both drives are set to CS.

    If they are SATA there are no jumpers to set.
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  3. Posts : 57
    MS Windows 7 HP 64Bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Does it matter which one is the master and which is the slave? I don't see how it would they both do the exact same job except with a different type of disc... I thought Master and Slave was only for HDD's?
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  4. Posts : 2,737
    Windows 7 Enterprise (x64); Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64)
       #4

    FLaTLiN3D said:
    Does it matter which one is the master and which is the slave? I don't see how it would they both do the exact same job except with a different type of disc... I thought Master and Slave was only for HDD's?
    Any device that is and IDE must be set to MASTER or SLAVE if you are using them together on one (1) cable. Typically CD-Rom and DVD-Rom will share a cable.

    It does not matter which is MASTER or SLAVE as long as they are not both the same.
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  5. Posts : 57
    MS Windows 7 HP 64Bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    I'm not sure if I'm using the correct cable.... It looks alright but it doesn't say "Master" and "Slave" and "CPU Board" on it like the one I use for my HDD's... Here, take a look.



    On the next picture, it's plugged in on the other side of this cable... I couldn't get a picture of it because it's such a small space.



    FLaTLiN3D
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  6. Posts : 9,582
    Windows 8.1 Pro RTM x64
       #6

    You are using an IDE cable.

    Power to disc drives, but no data reading-2425_ide7_gif-550x0.png

    You should set the jumpers on your drives as follows: Firstly, for the drive connected to the end (black) connector, this should be MA. Secondly, for the drive connected to the middle (grey) connector, this should be SL. The blue connector should go to your motherboard. Incidentally, I don't recommend the Cable Select (CS) option. Note that the illustration shows the typical jumper positions, however you need to check your actual drive because some might be in a different order. I also recommend the use of 80-conductor cables as opposed to 40-conductor ones, and I use the rounded versions as these are easier to install.

    Power to disc drives, but no data reading-cd6.jpg Power to disc drives, but no data reading-clearroundide.jpg

    If using a 40-conductor cable, there is often no colour coding on the connectors. However, on all cables the middle connector is not actually in the middle, but rather towards one end, roughly splitting the cable into 1/3 and 2/3. The end of the cable where the connectors are closest together goes to the devices, whereas the other end goes to the motherboard. The individual connector positions and connections are still as described above.
    Last edited by Dwarf; 27 May 2010 at 13:44.
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  7. Posts : 6,243
    win 7 ultimate32bit, Win8.1pro wmc 32bit
       #7

    Excellent information Dwarf , very easy to understand
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  8. Posts : 57
    MS Windows 7 HP 64Bit
    Thread Starter
       #8

    Very good information indeed and thank you very much... Except the IDE I'm attempting to use, all of the ends of it are black, there is no white or blue. I'll check and see if I have one that is colored like that....

    FLaTLiN3D

    Edit: All of the cords that I have are all black at the tips.....
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  9. Posts : 9,582
    Windows 8.1 Pro RTM x64
       #9

    It doesn't matter about the colouring. The relative positions of the connectors on the cable should help to identify which is which, as per the description given in the last paragraph of my previous post.
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  10. Posts : 57
    MS Windows 7 HP 64Bit
    Thread Starter
       #10

    Right, but the cord plugged into it now is set up like this....

    1===2===========3

    The numbers represent the connectors...
    1. CD Drive
    2. DVD Drive
    3. CPU

    Should I just try a different IDE cable? Perhaps it's defective.

    FLaTLiN3D
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