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GinoS   03-20-2007 at 04:44:15 PM

For some unknown reason my DVD-ROM disappears from my system. I can find it in the BIOS but Windows XP SP2 will not see it. I suspect it may be a power supply issue. I used to lose a harddrive from time to time but after I put in a new MB (two months ago) and rearranged my power connections that problem went away. I'm not using any kind of RAID array.

I get the DVD-ROM drive back if I disconnect the power and SATA connectors to the DVD-ROM and then boot up the computer. I then shut the computer down, reconnect the SATA and power supply to the DVD ROM and it magically re-appears.

If it's not a PSU issue, maybe it's Windows XP.

Any thoughts please. Thanks in advance.

My system:

ASUS P5W DH Deluxe
Core 2 Duo at 6600
2 Gigs Corsair 533 (4200) RAM
Radeon X850
WD 250 Gig SATA
WD 120 Gig SATA
Lite-On DVD SATA
Plexor PX755 A DVD-RW SATA
Antec Neo Power 480
Lian-Li PC-60
4 case fans, two 80mm, one 120mm, one in 51/4 bay.

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jeff_2087   03-20-2007 at 04:49:25 PM
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I had a DVD drive disappear once. Eloped with the modem. I think they're now somewhere in Mexico. :x

Anyway, it sounds more like a Windows issue, though I'm not sure. Since you have two hard drives, can you try putting a new install of Windows on one and see if the issue goes away?

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GinoS   03-20-2007 at 05:46:38 PM
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It's prety much a fresh install now. I could do that but it's such a pain. I may just swap at the SATA DVD drive and put in an IDE drive I'm not using. I'm first going to put in a new SATA cable. Maybe that's the culprit.

Thanks for the response.

Are your DVD/Modem living happily ever after? LOL

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m25   03-20-2007 at 07:33:26 PM
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I had the same problem, occasionally, with mine, till one day it was working OK and just went out, I heard it also shutting down. It was a bad contact of the power connector; just pushed it harder and it's OK now.

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fishboi   03-20-2007 at 08:12:25 PM
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I had exactly the same prob when I build my PC (check specs). I cant remember how I fixed it? Try find that previous post of mine. I think I just rearranged the cables (my one drive was IDE). They went into the windows drive settings (cant remember where), activated, and relabeled the drives.

Its got something to do with the RAID software that conflicts with XP. Just use XP to set it up. You need to manually input settings.

Sry cant be of more help. My memory is fried from too much WoW.

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dolynick   03-20-2007 at 08:20:14 PM
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Had you just installed a burning software package (Nero, etc) or started it up when it dissapeared? I've seen registry entries created by these programs cause drives to dissapear in windows before. Deleting the right, added entry resolves the issue. I'd have to hunt down the info for you, but I don't even know if this is the case for you yet.

-dolynick

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tamalero   03-20-2007 at 08:34:38 PM
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cables correctly connected?
are they new cables?
did you moved your computer recently?

sometimes unplugging and pluging it again helps, but if itkeeps doing it constantly either your powersupply, your SATA Or EIDE port or your drive is diying.. o_O

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fishboi   03-20-2007 at 08:55:25 PM
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DVD issues are common. Really tough to determine what root of prob is. Try out my recs as I have your mobo. I think its that. Good luck.

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Wgfalcon   03-20-2007 at 08:57:01 PM
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disconnect one hd and one dvd drive leave the one that keeps vanishing connected as you have it if it works fine then it's probably a power supply issue if it still vanishes try new cable / different sata connection

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