Dvd Rom Does Not Gets Detected

[::vicky::]

hi

i am using windows xp SP2 few days back i removed my data cable AND power cable of my dvd rom and when today when i switched my power cable and data cable back on dvd rom it is not being detected by the windows xp sp2 .

following happens after switching on the computer (dvd rom connected)

a) i can open and close tray

b) i cannot see the drive icon in my computer

THANKS IN ADVANCE ANY SUGGESTIONS WILL BE APPRECIATED

THANKS!!!!!!!!! AGAIN!!

[::vicky::]

hi

i am using windows xp SP2 few days back i removed my data cable AND power cable of my dvd rom and when today when i switched my power cable and data cable back on dvd rom it is not being detected by the windows xp sp2 .

following happens after switching on the computer (dvd rom connected)

a) i can open and close tray

b) i cannot see the drive icon in my computer

THANKS IN ADVANCE ANY SUGGESTIONS WILL BE APPRECIATED

THANKS!!!!!!!!! AGAIN!!

[zombie]

Problem with the IDE cable or the connector on the board. To check whether IDE cable is faulty, try using a different cable that is working fine. If that works then you know the culprit. Try using a different IDE drive (working) if the cable is OK. If its not detected even with a different cable then problem may be with the mobo connectors and may need servicing. Just my two cents.

[Pathik]

it means that the power cable is connected properly but not the data cable...
remove n connect again...

[thecyclone2k]

Hope you didn't flash it!

[shivkumar]

most likely thing is that u have not connected the ide cable properly. remove and reconnect the cable everything sud work fine

[ranjan2001]

now i am having the same problem but it was working fine till last evening & I have not made any changes.
I cant see it in the bios nor the device manager but its powered up when xp boots up & I can open it & close it, its just not getting detected, how do I force detect it.

Could be some chnage in bios.
I am using asus P5b dlx wifi latest bios

SOLVED
it was the power cable connector which was powering it but one of the socket was loose hence causing the problem

[sourishzzz1234]

Originally Posted by zombie

Problem with the IDE cable or the connector on the board. To check whether IDE cable is faulty, try using a different cable that is working fine. If that works then you know the culprit. Try using a different IDE drive (working) if the cable is OK. If its not detected even with a different cable then problem may be with the mobo connectors and may need servicing. Just my two cents.

What's the cost of a new IDE cable