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Since: Mar 28, 2008
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 1:59 pm
Post subject: Upgraded HD from IDE to SATA, removed old HD, but DVD/CD drive does
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I upgraded the HD and installed a SATA one, cloned the old HD and
removed it. Everything else is exactly as it was, including not
touching the connector block that the DBD/CD player is plugged in to.
Now the DVD/CD player does not read, but does respond to "eject"
commands from the Explorer menu.
Anything that I messed doing like shifting the connector block being
used by the DVD/CD to the one that formerly went to the old IDE drive? |
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 8:16 pm
Post subject: Re: Upgraded HD from IDE to SATA, removed old HD, but DVD/CD drive does not read [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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"byrocat" wrote in message
>I upgraded the HD and installed a SATA one, cloned the old HD and
> removed it. Everything else is exactly as it was, including not
> touching the connector block that the DBD/CD player is plugged in to.
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> Now the DVD/CD player does not read, but does respond to "eject"
> commands from the Explorer menu.
If your data and power connectors are both secure (not knocked askew
when connecting the SATA drive) the likeliest cause is that the DVD
drive is defective. They do not last for ever.
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Don Phillipson
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:25 pm
Post subject: Re: Upgraded HD from IDE to SATA, removed old HD, but DVD/CD drive does not read [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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byrocat wrote:
> I upgraded the HD and installed a SATA one, cloned the old HD
> and removed it. Everything else is exactly as it was, including not
> touching the connector block that the DVD/CD player is plugged in to.
> Now the DVD/CD player does not read,
Whats the exact symptom of it not reading ? Do you
get errors, or it cant see a disc thats inserted etc ?
> but does respond to "eject" commands from the Explorer menu.
Does that imply that it doesnt respond to the eject button on the front of the drive, or didnt
you mean to imply that and just wanted to indicated that it is visible at the system level ?
> Anything that I messed doing like shifting the connector block being
> used by the DVD/CD to the one that formerly went to the old IDE drive?
You shouldnt need to do that. No harm in trying putting it on that now tho.
You might have just disturbed the cable going to the DVD/CD drive when
you removed the old IDE drive. Those ribbon cables have prongs that
bite into the ribbon when they are made and you can get one of them bent
over when its made and just moving the ribbon a bit can see it fail etc.
I'd try putting the DVD/CD drive on the ribbon cable the old IDE drive was on.
Its rather unlikely that the DVD/CD drive just chose to curl up and die at the
same time that you replaced the hard drive with a SATA drive, but possible. >> Stay informed about: Upgraded HD from IDE to SATA, removed old HD, but DVD/CD d.. |
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 9:25 am
Post subject: Re: Upgraded HD from IDE to SATA, removed old HD, but DVD/CD drive does not read [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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byrocat wrote:
> I upgraded the HD and installed a SATA one, cloned the old HD and
> removed it. Everything else is exactly as it was, including not
> touching the connector block that the DBD/CD player is plugged in to.
> Now the DVD/CD player does not read, but does respond to "eject"
> commands from the Explorer menu.
So the system boots fine?
> Anything that I messed doing like shifting the connector block being
> used by the DVD/CD to the one that formerly went to the old IDE drive?
Is this an IDE DVD/CD?
Arno
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 1:37 pm
Post subject: Re: Upgraded HD from IDE to SATA, removed old HD, but DVD/CD drive [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Thanks everyone!
I opened the system and extracted the IDE DVD/CD player. Sure enough,
it also had the patch connectors that specified if the unit was a
master or slave. Shifted the connector to the master position and put
it back, Then installed the cable but used the first connector (the
one that used to go to the old HD).
Stuck in an anime movie DVD. Everything fired up correctly, then
started the video playing. All is good! >> Stay informed about: Upgraded HD from IDE to SATA, removed old HD, but DVD/CD d.. |
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 6:25 pm
Post subject: Re: Upgraded HD from IDE to SATA, removed old HD, but DVD/CD drive does not read [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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byrocat wrote:
> Thanks everyone!
>
> I opened the system and extracted the IDE DVD/CD player. Sure enough,
> it also had the patch connectors that specified if the unit was a
> master or slave. Shifted the connector to the master position and put
> it back, Then installed the cable but used the first connector (the
> one that used to go to the old HD).
>
> Stuck in an anime movie DVD. Everything fired up correctly, then
> started the video playing. All is good!
Thanks for the washup, too rare IMO. >> Stay informed about: Upgraded HD from IDE to SATA, removed old HD, but DVD/CD d.. |
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 11:25 pm
Post subject: Re: Upgraded HD from IDE to SATA, removed old HD, but DVD/CD drive does not read [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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byrocat wrote:
> Thanks everyone!
> I opened the system and extracted the IDE DVD/CD player. Sure enough,
> it also had the patch connectors that specified if the unit was a
> master or slave. Shifted the connector to the master position and put
> it back, Then installed the cable but used the first connector (the
> one that used to go to the old HD).
> Stuck in an anime movie DVD. Everything fired up correctly, then
> started the video playing. All is good!
Aha! You removed an IDE master! That means the slave is not properly
reset on power up. Congrats for fixing the issue.
Arno
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 6:25 pm
Post subject: Re: Upgraded HD from IDE to SATA, removed old HD, but DVD/CD drive does not read [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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