So I bought a new CD-R/RW drive. It is made by memorex, and it is internal. Everything was going to plan, and when I finished installing it in place of my old, burnt out drive, the computer won't boot! I then proceeded to check the jumper-switches, and noticed that the drive that didnt need replacing was set to CS, while the CD-R drive was set to MA. After what seems like hours of trying every possible combination, I just couldnt get the computer to boot, so now I have no CD-R or DVD-rom drives at all. Does anyone know what i've done wrong? If you need any more information I'de be happy to give it.
So the computer will boot without the new drive? I suspect the new drive has something wrong. Before exchanging it, though, try making the other drive (non-CD drive) the MAster and the CD drive the SLave. Cable-Select (CS) configurations can be dicey, so leave the other drive set as MASTER. Make sure all connections are secure and also that you haven't bumped the power supply cables to the motherboard, the CPU, the CPU fan, or the CPU fan itself loose. Try also using another IDE cable - the drive probably came with one, and maybe the old one is just bad. Otherwise, return the drive. P.S. If the computer boots and then freezes or shuts down, keep the old drive around. That might be a power and/or overheating problem.
