i tried burning some files to disk using my LiteON 16x dvd+-R/+-RW drive with Nero burning software that came in the box and there was a problem during the burning and i had to cancel, from that point on my normal disk drive and the one i tried using to burn the files do not work, they do not sound right either, i have tried unplugging them from inside the computer and rebooting with no avail, if anyone has any ideas please let me know, and thank you for your help
Let me see if I've got his right you have two CD/DVD drives and since the crash neither seems to work properly ?
hey, yeah im pretty sure, its just that one can burn cd and dvds and the other can just read cds and dvds, but neither can do anything now
check that you have the jumpers installed correctly on both drives check the install guide that came with your drive for instructions try unplugging one drive and running the other and see if it works correctly make sure DMA is on on both drives if available http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/260038 An overloaded power supply can also cause this problem (are you running multiple HDD's) dont disconect your drives with your computer powered up !!!!!
i went to that link and did everything it said but i tried changing the transfer mode to DMA on my secondary IDE Channel, under IDE ATA/ATAPI controller, for device 1 but the current transfer mode is still PIO, i restarted and everything, and i also looked under my Nero configuration and under my DVD burner it said "DMA off", and also i tried putting a audio cd into either drives and my computer still does not recognize them,also could you maybe explain the second part of your message and what i should do, thanks
try unplugging one drive and running the other and see if it works correctly shut your computer down disconect the ide and power cable from one CD/DVD drive restart your computer and see if the active drive is working correctly Have you check the jumpers at the back of the CD/DVD drives ?
hey, i checked the connections in the drives when i opened up my computer and they were all in good, when the top drive, the one that can read dvds and cds but is not for burning them, is unplugged and i restarted no drives showed up in MY Computer besides the C drive and some other shared folders, i also just for the heck of it tried to plug my dvd burner drive into the connections were the other drive usually goes but it still didnt work and nothing showed up in My Computer, also i dont know if this will help but one of the times i disconnected the drives when i restarted my comp. it brought me to a black and white screen were i could press f1 to continue, or f2 to reset or somthing, also if i could some how bring up a log of the day i was burning the cd do you think that could tell us what went wrong?, and another point when i took out my top drive it sounded like something was almost like rolling around in there, it makes that same sound when it tries to read a disk, but nothing has happened to the comp were i think something would be nocked loose, i hope this info can help alittle more,
Leaving your burner unplugged and plugging your reader back in does your reader read disks correctly ?
while it is still on i just tried unplugging the power and ide to the burner and the other drive wont even open, should i keep the burner unplugged totally and then restart, or would that matter?
shut down your computer leave the burner unplugged compleatly plug in the reader and restart check to see if the reader funtions correctly
shut down your computer leave the burner unplugged compleatly plug in the reader and restart your computer with the power button check to see if the reader funtions correctly
the computer can see your reader ? or not ? try the dma set up again with just the reader attached Did you install the burner yourself ? Have you checked the jumpers at the back of your DVD/CD Drives ?
in my computer the drive icon does appear, i did install the burner myself, and i havent had a problem with it till now, ill try the dma thing again, and get back to you
it didnt work, under primary ide channel properties(device 0 Dma is available, ultra mode 5 device on) secondary ide channel properties(device 0 dma is available, ultra dma mode 2)/ and under nero info tool- configuration, for master it said dma on, and for secondary ide channel master:dvd-rom dma turned on and autorun on, what do you think if i could find a log of what might have gone wrong?
Ok dma is turned on for both IDE channels Good now when a disc is placed in your reader what happens your reader is the one with the weird sound right ?
when i place a disk in my reader it just sounds like it tries to keep trying to playing it, like its starting up to play it again, well i just tried it now while writing this and now i put in a cd and not even a sound comes from the thing, but when i put a mp3 cd in it sounds like it is trying to work, but the audio cd didnt, and nothing happened when i put a game cd in, ttyl
ok now shut down your computer unplug your reader and plug in your burner use the last conection on the IDE cable and MAKE SURE THAT THE JUMPER BLOCKS ON THE BACK OF THE BURNER ARE SET TO MASTER now start your computer again
i did everything you said and i used the ide channel i had going into the reader and put it into the burner, the good news is that my computer says the drive is there under my computer, but it doesnt read the disks that i put in, it at one point sounded like it almost got the audio cd to work, just from the sound of the burner working, it sounded like it went further in trying to play it, the furthest it has one since before it stopped working, if there is any other info that you need to know just let me know
