Solve : Drives not showing up in My Computer?

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Answer» Hello all. I have a Dell XPS Gen II system with a SAMSUNG DVD-ROM in bay 1 and a brand new Samsung DVD-R/RW in bay 2. I have just physically installed the new DVD-R/RW drive and when I went to install the hardware, I went to My Computer to open my DVD-ROM, which had the install disk in it, and the drive vanished before my eyes. (Both DRIVES still have power however) Now neither bay 1 or 2 are recognized in My Computer rendering them useless other than the world's most expensive cup holders. I've had this problem before a long time ago and I can't remember how I fixed it. Check off what you did? http://www.build-your-own-computer-tips.com/install-a-cd-rom-drive.html Double check BIOS , make sure all cables are intact , remove the drives completely along with all attachments ... and RECONNECT it all .... go BACK into bios ... and check ... could be a loose cable ....don't worry,it's just the jumper setting behing the drive,try finding the right combination. Quote from: kuszmania9999 on September 11, 2007, 11:08:15 PM don't worry,it's just the jumper setting behing the drive,try finding the right combination. This should work ! Make sure the drive's jumpers are set to either master or slave. If you already have a cd-rom on a cable its probably a master thus you would set the dvd-rom to a slave drive. Same goes if your putting it on a cable with a hard drive. A new drive should also include a set of instruction more detailed then this and will show you visualy how to install and connect the cables. Let me know how you get on.

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Hello all.

I have a Dell XPS Gen II system with a SAMSUNG DVD-ROM in bay 1 and a brand new Samsung DVD-R/RW in bay 2. I have just physically installed the new DVD-R/RW drive and when I went to install the hardware, I went to My Computer to open my DVD-ROM, which had the install disk in it, and the drive vanished before my eyes. (Both DRIVES still have power however) Now neither bay 1 or 2 are recognized in My Computer rendering them useless other than the world's most expensive cup holders.

I've had this problem before a long time ago and I can't remember how I fixed it. Check off what you did?

http://www.build-your-own-computer-tips.com/install-a-cd-rom-drive.html

Double check BIOS , make sure all cables are intact , remove the drives completely along with all attachments ... and RECONNECT it all .... go BACK into bios ... and check ... could be a loose cable ....don't worry,it's just the jumper setting behing the drive,try finding the right combination.
Quote from: kuszmania9999 on September 11, 2007, 11:08:15 PM

don't worry,it's just the jumper setting behing the drive,try finding the right combination.

This should work !

Make sure the drive's jumpers are set to either master or slave. If you already have a cd-rom on a cable its probably a master thus you would set the dvd-rom to a slave drive. Same goes if your putting it on a cable with a hard drive.

A new drive should also include a set of instruction more detailed then this and will show you visualy how to install and connect the cables. Let me know how you get on.

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