[the_teflon_don]

hi, i was trying to switch my friends old cd drive for a new dvd drive. i popped it in and when i started it it keeps saying system startup halted or something like that. after that i tried to clear cmons by removing the batt for a lil while and guess what. still same prob! it does not want to get passed that

 

[Ty Auchter]

Check to see if any of the pins got bent...

 

[the_teflon_don]

pins on where?

 

[the_teflon_don]

bump

 

[CyberDruid]

the pins on the drive itself where the cable plugs in--it happens--if you are carefull you might be able to straighten a bent pin or pull a retracted pin out...having the drive improperly jumpered or cabled can throw that error (though usually not with CD/ DVD drives) check that you have it jumpered to match the location on the cabling--i.e master if plugged in to end connector, slave if plugged to middle, you cannot have two master or two slave drives on one ata bus...