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Have two optical drives but can only see and use one
Just recently finished installing new Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H mobo into existing case and new installation of Win 64bit on a new HDD. I have two HDDs - C and D and two CD/DVD optical drives which should be E & F but am only seeing E - that is, only one of the drives (in both Device Manager, Disk Management and Explorer).
I have proved, by swapping the SATA leads over, that both optical drives work - and their LEDS both blink when I am booting up. They are connected, respectively to SATA ports 6 & 7 on the mobo. Both optical drives worked with the previous MSI mobo before it gave up the ghost. FYI, my HDD 'D' drive holds the previous OS so is effectively not acccessible, though it is visible.
When I go into BIOS Features / Boot Option Priorities / Boot Option #1 or #2, I can see:
PO: WDC WD10EZRX-00A8LBO
SATA PM: TSSTCORP CDDVCW SH-S
However, when I go into CD/DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities / Boot Option #1 or #2, I see:
SATA PM: TSSTCORP CDDVCW SH-S
SATA PS: TSSTCORP CDDVCW SH-S
From this, it would appear that the BIOS is seeing both of the optical drives
I don't know if it is of any relevance, but under CSM support / Display Boot Option Control it is set for Legacy Only.
Any assistance to see and use both optical drives will be appreciated.
Thanks Pedro