I currently built a new computer within the last couple days. At first I had problems getting past the bios but quickly figured out that having both dvd rom drives plugged in was the problem. I installed windows flawlessly. I figured that once I installed winblows that it would fix the problem with  the dvd rom drive. When I have both drives plugged in the computer wont load past the bios SCREEN what could be the problem? I have tried using DIFFERENT boot sequences but still does not solve the problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated.


SYSTEM SPECS:
AMD Opteron Dual Core 170 Socket 939
Tyan s2866 tomcat k8e-sli motherboard
Radeon 1650 pro 512 pci express
SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series HD501LJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
2X CORSAIR XMS 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200)
2x SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write, LIGHTSCRIBE Technology Black IDE Model SH-S182M/BEBEHow do you have your drives connected ? ?
And how are they jumpered ? ?

Use IDE 1 for any HDD's.

Use IDE 2 for the DVD drives. The one connected to the end of the ribbon cable should be jumpered as master and the one on the middle connector should be slave.

You will see the markings on the rear of each drive next to the Molex power connector.Ok I switched around the power source for both and that seemed to work. Both drives are now plugged in however I cannot see both drives in the bios or windows. I only see the masterYou might want to check the jumper settings for the slave.  It may not be jumpered properly.How do i check the settings?
Never mind i figured out that im a retard. I fixed the problem. It wasnt jumpered correctly. THANKS for the help  Glad you got it sorted it out.  It all seems so SIMPLE once you realize what you're doing.  Heh.