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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: kutless on January 28, 2009, 01:33:32 PM

Title: DVD drive not powering up
Post by: kutless on January 28, 2009, 01:33:32 PM

I have 1 CD/DVD ROM/Burner and when i plug in the DVD data cable it wont let me have power.. but when i just have the power cable hooked up it does

Title: Re: DVD drive not powering up
Post by: DaveLembke on January 28, 2009, 01:43:26 PM

Is the cable set up correctly pin1 to pin 1 etc? Is there other drives in which both may be set to Master etc?

Title: Re: DVD drive not powering up
Post by: kutless on January 28, 2009, 02:24:14 PM

Just one drive... and they are tightly secured... but its whenever i have a data cable plugged in that the DVD ROM doen't seem to have power.

Title: Re: DVD drive not powering up
Post by: patio on January 29, 2009, 07:12:04 AM

Make sure the drive is jumpered to Master...

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v81/patio/CHope/jumpers-1.gif)

The image is a hard drive but you get the idea.
Is this a flat ribbon cable ? ?
If so buy a new one...they do go bad.

Title: Re: DVD drive not powering up
Post by: kutless on January 29, 2009, 09:05:48 AM

make sure the drive is jumpered to master...?  I actually have about 10 of them that i used on this one just to see if it is cable, its not...

Title: Re: DVD drive not powering up
Post by: truenorth on January 29, 2009, 11:42:11 AM

is this a SATA or ide  drive? If it is a SATA do you have it installed at the end of the SATA data cable? truenorth

Title: Re: DVD drive not powering up
Post by: kutless on January 29, 2009, 12:45:11 PM

its a SATA what do you mean isntalled

Title: Re: DVD drive not powering up
Post by: truenorth on January 29, 2009, 02:53:56 PM

kutless, While i am in the process of becoming newly acquainted with SATA (due to a recent acquisition). Apparently there can be only one SATA device per Data cable. So not knowing if the SATA cable provided in your computer has more than one connection point,apparently only one should be installed(device) per cable to the motherboard. Because my computer did not include SATA cables (power or data) and i have yet to purchase them i was concerned that your cable might have more than one connection available. truenorth

Title: Re: DVD drive not powering up
Post by: kutless on January 29, 2009, 09:13:53 PM

Its has one more connection in the middle of data cable

Title: Re: DVD drive not powering up
Post by: JJ 3000 on January 30, 2009, 01:56:57 AM

Quote from: kutless on January 29, 2009, 09:13:53 PM

Its has one more connection in the middle of data cable

A SATA cabe with two connectors?
Does it look like this?
(http://img.alibaba.com/photo/11220704/Sata_Cable.jpg)

Or like this?
(http://technicallyeasy.googlepages.com/pata.jpg)

Title: Re: DVD drive not powering up
Post by: kutless on January 30, 2009, 08:50:29 AM

The second... My DVD R is kinda old

Title: Re: DVD drive not powering up
Post by: truenorth on January 30, 2009, 10:36:26 AM

Then it is NOT a SATA. It is an IDE drive.The guidance given earlier from Patio and others re the pin settings (Master,slave,cable select)  and positioning of the IDE ribbon cable (the one you have identified now as your type) vis-a-VIS the positioning of the #1 pin now become relevant to your problem (again).truenorth

Title: Re: DVD drive not powering up
Post by: kutless on January 30, 2009, 10:54:00 AM

I'm sorry for the trouble i cauzed.. I have never had to mess with a DVD ROM before so its kinda new info im getting.. I was under the impression that I had SATA sorry.

Title: Re: DVD drive not powering up
Post by: truenorth on January 30, 2009, 12:15:01 PM

kutless, No problem. I you never made a mistake you would be the 1st person to do so.However now that we know the type of device and the connections it requires i would urge you to verify the placement of your IDE cable and check the location of the jumper pins.Then report back and tell us what has happened.truenorth

Title: Re: DVD drive not powering up
Post by: kutless on January 30, 2009, 12:17:36 PM

Ok, well at the sametime (if you have not seen my other post) my computer is not working properly maybe because of the RAM.... but i'll try and test it.

Title: Re: DVD drive not powering up
Post by: kutless on January 30, 2009, 09:00:12 PM

Thx everyone Got it fixed... I pushed the cable really hard and when i did that it went in wrong direction ... its work just fine now need to actually get computer working!!!

Title: Re: DVD drive not powering up
Post by: patio on January 31, 2009, 07:13:35 AM

The ribbon cable has a key on top of it to prevent this...take your time next time around.

Title: Re: DVD drive not powering up
Post by: kutless on January 31, 2009, 09:53:32 AM

thank you patio