Disk Drive Unable to Run Disk

PCRYJ · 01-16-2008, 12:48 AM

Ok so I used the other IDE connector("SEC_IDE") on my motherboard and I put the drive into Master and everything works fine!
- Does this mean that the other IDE connector doesn't work and is broken?

- Thank you so much for all of your suggestions and time!

PC eye · 01-16-2008, 01:37 AM

You could have a bad slot seen there. This was one reason for trying the secondary to see how things would go. Having tried different cables, drives, and jumper combinations that was the last place to look for a fault.

On the cables you are using do you see a locking tab at the center of the plug? On some flat ribbon cables that seems to be missing at times. Those are usually there to insure plugging the end in one way only. But some are found without a locking tab. That would be about the only thing other then a bad socket to look at there.

StrangleHold · 01-16-2008, 03:45 AM

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Originally Posted by PCRYJ

I recently encountered a VERY troublesome issue with my disk drive where it is unable to run a CD or DVD. The situation is that I put a disk into the drive, close the drive, it reads the disk but nothing happens. Nothing pops up. Everytime I put a disk into my disk drive, my computer semi-freezes. I am able to open folders, but If I try to connect to the Internet or I am currently trying to go to my homepage and I put a disk into the drive, it will stop UNTIL I take the disk out of the drive. Right when I open my disk drive, my computer goes back to normal. Another thing, if I have a disk in my disk drive when I'm booting up my computer, my computer will stop at a black screen right before the Windows Vista Welcome Screen. Again, until I open my disk drive, my computer will not load to my desktop.

...So I bought a new disk drive thinking it's the drive's fault. The new disk drive acts the same exact way as the old one. So now I know it is some other hardware or software piece that is causing this problem.
---If anyone knows how I can fix this problem, or if anyone has any helpful suggestions or solutions, it would be greatly appreciated!

My Computer Specifications:

-Intel Core 2 Duo E6700
-Nvidia 8800GTX
-ASUS P5N32-SLI SE Deluxe Gaming Motherboard
-700W FSP Group PSU

Go to your Control Panel- Systems- Hardware- Device Manager. Go down to your IDE Controllers, hit the + for the drop down and find the one that the drive is on and see what Mode its running in. It should be either running in DMA or UDMA/Ultra DMA. If its running in PIO Mode select DMA/UDMA and then reboot.

PCRYJ · 01-16-2008, 03:59 AM

Both cables had those tabs. Do you think putting the cable in the wrong way could have damaged the pins?

PC eye · 01-17-2008, 01:00 AM

With both seeing the usual tabs you would have had problems plugging them in. Forcing a plug in would likely see pins bent. But you would have known right away with the plugs having the one way locking tabs.

The sockets on the board itself have recesses for the tabs on the one side to prevent reverse plugging. The only way you would see a cable without a locking would be pulling an old cable out of a storage box where some old ide cables lacked it. Those were rare even several years having been made by 3rd parties not seen included with boards.

SBIGGS · 01-18-2008, 10:43 PM

I'm having the same proble, but it's with an old Compaq Presario 4550 P1 and I don't REALLY have to have it, but it would be nice for my kid to use, so I'm all ears.

PC eye · 01-19-2008, 01:34 AM

On an old system with the typical flat ribbon cables you may simply need to throw in a fresh one or pair. Thay get hardened up after so long and lose conductivity seeing intermittent or simply no results.

Another thing to look at on any old system is simply the $2-$3 lithium battery on the board itself. Any time after a full year of use those can simply get weak and start seeing the loss of cmos information along with other things.

For new builds here in the last 3-4yrs. the substitution of flat ribbon for Antec's dual nylon covered ide cables allows taking them from one build to the next. The shipping costs equal the retail price for those however!

01-16-2008, 01:37 AM	#12 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,005	You could have a bad slot seen there. This was one reason for trying the secondary to see how things would go. Having tried different cables, drives, and jumper combinations that was the last place to look for a fault. On the cables you are using do you see a locking tab at the center of the plug? On some flat ribbon cables that seems to be missing at times. Those are usually there to insure plugging the end in one way only. But some are found without a locking tab. That would be about the only thing other then a bad socket to look at there. __________________ Youtube falls short of Google's expectations http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Ahe...ory?id=5336532 Congress studies how people track your online use http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Ahe...ory?id=5337932

01-17-2008, 01:00 AM	#15 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,005	With both seeing the usual tabs you would have had problems plugging them in. Forcing a plug in would likely see pins bent. But you would have known right away with the plugs having the one way locking tabs. The sockets on the board itself have recesses for the tabs on the one side to prevent reverse plugging. The only way you would see a cable without a locking would be pulling an old cable out of a storage box where some old ide cables lacked it. Those were rare even several years having been made by 3rd parties not seen included with boards. __________________ Youtube falls short of Google's expectations http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Ahe...ory?id=5336532 Congress studies how people track your online use http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Ahe...ory?id=5337932

01-19-2008, 01:34 AM	#17 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,005	On an old system with the typical flat ribbon cables you may simply need to throw in a fresh one or pair. Thay get hardened up after so long and lose conductivity seeing intermittent or simply no results. Another thing to look at on any old system is simply the $2-$3 lithium battery on the board itself. Any time after a full year of use those can simply get weak and start seeing the loss of cmos information along with other things. For new builds here in the last 3-4yrs. the substitution of flat ribbon for Antec's dual nylon covered ide cables allows taking them from one build to the next. The shipping costs equal the retail price for those however! __________________ Youtube falls short of Google's expectations http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Ahe...ory?id=5336532 Congress studies how people track your online use http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Ahe...ory?id=5337932

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01-16-2008, 12:48 AM	#11 (permalink)
PCRYJ New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New York Posts: 8	Ok so I used the other IDE connector("SEC_IDE") on my motherboard and I put the drive into Master and everything works fine! - Does this mean that the other IDE connector doesn't work and is broken? - Thank you so much for all of your suggestions and time!

01-16-2008, 03:59 AM	#14 (permalink)
PCRYJ New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New York Posts: 8	Both cables had those tabs. Do you think putting the cable in the wrong way could have damaged the pins?

01-18-2008, 10:43 PM	#16 (permalink)
SBIGGS Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sultan, Wa. Posts: 27	I'm having the same proble, but it's with an old Compaq Presario 4550 P1 and I don't REALLY have to have it, but it would be nice for my kid to use, so I'm all ears.