[revlimiter]

Hi everyone,
For a workstation we are trying to hook up a new DVD-Drive into a computer. We replaced it for $20 thinking the old one was dead, but this new one isn't picking up now either. So we opened up BIOS and see that IDE is enabled, not AHCI. Could this be the reason that the drive is not responding? It won't open up during boot up or be recognized after booting up into Windows either.

Any ideas? I have tried a different SATA port too but it's not picking up.
Thanks,

 

[PedroC1999]

What about a different SATA cable with a different port. Is the drive detected in the BIOS's boot order?

 

[mironccr345]

^^ This! I would check the BIOS to see if it's even reading the ODD.

 

[revlimiter]

It's not reading it in BIOS for both drives. It might be the SATA cable then eh?

 

[PedroC1999]

Yes, or is the power cable plugged into the drive securely?

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[revlimiter]

It was the power cable, it wasn't connected to the PSU.. *facepalm*

 

[PedroC1999]

It happens to everyone. Dont be embarrased

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[mironccr345]

I've dont things like that before. Trouble shooting for hours and then find out it was something simple. At least it wasn't a major problem.

 

[Powermonkey500]

It's like the time I took the entire door of my car apart to try and figure out why the power windows weren't working, just to find out the window lock button was on...