I have been working with computers for a long time now, and for the first time, I am stuck.
I got a "new" motherboard yesterday, a fairly unknown brand....DTK PRM 27I.
Setup is as follows:
Old motherboard was a Intel, dont remember the config, 512 RAM p3 450.
I changed motherboards, put the memory Hard drives and such on it, everything worked fine when I booted. Except the CD player. Great I thought Id broken it, but say noooo, I tried the CD player in another computer, and it works fine.
The CD player works with the new motherboard if I only have the power cable in it, the second I put the IDE cable in, it refuses to work. The light on it is not shining, I can not open the sledge. When I remove the IDE cable, it works fine. Also if I have the CD player in another computer, works fine.
I have tried with 4 different IDE cables, I have tried all the jumper settings in combination with the jumper settings, and all the connectors on the cables. I am stuck!
The CD player works in any other computer I have tried, just not in this one. I have reset the bios, although I dont think the problem is there, since the light on the CD player usually blinks a few times when starting the computer(in normal cases) but on this computer, it just does not work.
I am asking all ppl out there, please help! What have I missed ?
The CD player is a Samaung SW 224 CD/RW fairly new, January this year.
Load the IDE/PCI drivers that came with your new MB..
If im right, Go to control panel,system,click on the performance tab, It probly says your running your drives in MsDos compatabilty mode..