well I finally got the IDE Cables and card installed in My computer but I did not connect the HDD's to the card they are off the MOBO . Problem is the driver wants to unzip to a floppy drive for install. No floppy on this system. I've tried to redirect it to C drive or D drive (both Harddrives) but neither seem to have the files. also cant get the DVD-RW to be seen either,surely this is due to the driver issue . ant help would be most APPRECIATIVE
Does the documentation specify whether the hardware should be installed before the drivers, or should ONE install the driver software first?Unzip it to a thumb drive....you have USB ports, yes ?All hail Maud Dib!

See? I come along and ask my lame questions, and Patio bails me out!

No such thing as lame questions here...we don't operate that way.
Glad you're fixed up.No, we don't know if he's fixed yet -- I'm just saying people post problems, and I come along and ask the equivalent of "Is your computer turned on?" and then you ask the good STUFF...let's see how this goes... I didn't realise the OP had been abducted...