Solve : trying to fix my computer myself dvd drive help.?

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Answer» well i built a computer last summer and everything was ok with it except for that there was no sound even though i installed a sound card into it. i ignored this until today when i tried to fix it by taking apart the computer and replacing the card into the motherboard and restarting the computer. i did this easily but by taking the card out and putting it back in i needed to take out the dvd drive thing that connects it to the motherboard. Upon restarting the computer i found that my sound works but now the dvd drive isnt showing up and does not play any cds. i then proceeded to take it apart again and seeing if i can get it to work by doing what i did to the sound card. after multiple TRIES i havent been able to get the drive to show up or run anything on the computer. and after the last restart my sound is no long present. is there anyway i can fix these problems without taking it in to professional help? a way to get my dvd drive to show up and work again and keep the audio working. thanks.what type of DVD drive is it? Does it use a wide ribbon cable to attach it to the motherboard or does it use a narrow cable?wide ribbonrestart the computer, and as soon as the BIOS version appears on the screen, press either F1, or F2 to enter CMOS.............Look carefully in CMOS, does the DVD drive show up?it could be differnt keys but the start up menu would tell youCheck the EIDE(ribbon) cable, make sure that you put the red STRIPED side towards pin one on the EIDE controller. Pin one can usually be identified by a little tiny triangle beside the connector on the mother board. Also check the EIDE cable on the back of the DVD drive, it may have come loose. If it has make sure that the red striped end is closest to the Molex(power) connection. Quote from: Quantos on June 30, 2009, 06:34:30 PM Check the EIDE(ribbon) cable, make sure that you put the red striped side towards pin one on the EIDE controller. Pin one can usually be identified by a little tiny triangle beside the connector on the mother board. the EIDE controllers and connectors are keyed so that you cannot place the cable on incorrectly....but I'm sure you knew that... Are there any EIDE cables that exist that aren't keyed? Quote the EIDE controllers and connectors are keyed so that you cannot place the cable on incorrectly....but I'm sure you knew that... Not always, there are some that don't have the keys.so what's the deal dapoch? does the drive show up in CMOS?im not exactly sure how to get that CMOS thing but i did look there the menus when i went to the BIOS version like you said to do and the only thing i found that had something with the dvd/cd drive was in the boot menu and it said there was no drive. so im thinking it didnt show up. and i took the replaced the ribbon again and i replaced the sound card and i eventually got the sound back...but sadly no dvd drive.could be the ide cable TRY replaceing it. Should just see it then. There are a good few that I seen more useful with older models that are keyed differntly there is a pin missing notch in the bottom of the cable in todays but in these there all there. Also the FEEDING noth isnt on there simple REASON the 486 an other machines like it some times had an expansion card for the hard drive an was nothing but pins straight up from the card.

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well i built a computer last summer and everything was ok with it except for that there was no sound even though i installed a sound card into it. i ignored this until today when i tried to fix it by taking apart the computer and replacing the card into the motherboard and restarting the computer. i did this easily but by taking the card out and putting it back in i needed to take out the dvd drive thing that connects it to the motherboard. Upon restarting the computer i found that my sound works but now the dvd drive isnt showing up and does not play any cds. i then proceeded to take it apart again and seeing if i can get it to work by doing what i did to the sound card. after multiple TRIES i havent been able to get the drive to show up or run anything on the computer. and after the last restart my sound is no long present.

is there anyway i can fix these problems without taking it in to professional help? a way to get my dvd drive to show up and work again and keep the audio working. thanks.what type of DVD drive is it? Does it use a wide ribbon cable to attach it to the motherboard or does it use a narrow cable?wide ribbonrestart the computer, and as soon as the BIOS version appears on the screen, press either F1, or F2 to enter CMOS.............Look carefully in CMOS, does the DVD drive show up?it could be differnt keys but the start up menu would tell youCheck the EIDE(ribbon) cable, make sure that you put the red STRIPED side towards pin one on the EIDE controller. Pin one can usually be identified by a little tiny triangle beside the connector on the mother board.

Also check the EIDE cable on the back of the DVD drive, it may have come loose. If it has make sure that the red striped end is closest to the Molex(power) connection. Quote from: Quantos on June 30, 2009, 06:34:30 PM

Check the EIDE(ribbon) cable, make sure that you put the red striped side towards pin one on the EIDE controller. Pin one can usually be identified by a little tiny triangle beside the connector on the mother board.

the EIDE controllers and connectors are keyed so that you cannot place the cable on incorrectly....but I'm sure you knew that...

Are there any EIDE cables that exist that aren't keyed? Quote

the EIDE controllers and connectors are keyed so that you cannot place the cable on incorrectly....but I'm sure you knew that...

Not always, there are some that don't have the keys.so what's the deal dapoch? does the drive show up in CMOS?im not exactly sure how to get that CMOS thing but i did look there the menus when i went to the BIOS version like you said to do and the only thing i found that had something with the dvd/cd drive was in the boot menu and it said there was no drive. so im thinking it didnt show up.

and i took the replaced the ribbon again and i replaced the sound card and i eventually got the sound back...but sadly no dvd drive.could be the ide cable TRY replaceing it. Should just see it then. There are a good few that I seen more useful with older models that are keyed differntly there is a pin missing notch in the bottom of the cable in todays but in these there all there. Also the FEEDING noth isnt on there simple REASON the 486 an other machines like it some times had an expansion card for the hard drive an was nothing but pins straight up from the card.

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