motherboard not detecting HDD and CD rom

[CCPS]

I have them slave and master and it still wont boot the Cd rom to put windows on. I had to put a new Bios battery in and crap but it still wont detect the HDD and CD rom any ideas. Its a HP and its the older ones . Its IDE drives.


thanks.
Cody.

 

[pubairplanes]

do you have your bios set to boot from the cd first?

check out this http://helpdesk.its.uiowa.edu/support/bootcd.htm

 

[CCPS]

that didnt work. it worked to boot a cd but every time you go into bios there is no Master or slave where i needs to be here take a look.

and if there nothing there it wont boot anything up. i dont know why. Ill my drives are set to slave and master and nothing will show up.

 

[funkysnair]

do you have both drives on the same ide cable?

is there 2 ide connections on the motherboard? (ide1 ide2)

if there is just put them hard drive on ide1 as master and put the cd drive on ide2 as master

 

[CCPS]

ok i got 2 IDE plug ins and i have them both hooked up with a drive

IDE 0 : CD Rom
IDE 1 : HDD

Ill try your idea above ^^^^

 

[CCPS]

do you have both drives on the same ide cable?

is there 2 ide connections on the motherboard? (ide1 ide2)

if there is just put them hard drive on ide1 as master and put the cd drive on ide2 as master

i got it. i would of never thought of that thanks buddy

 

[[trs]ALUMINUM]

you could have switched the jumpers to cable select on the same cable. That could of worked.

 

[funkysnair]

i got it. i would of never thought of that thanks buddy

no worries