Installing a cd writer drive

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Hi

Im trying to put an old but working cd writer drive in my pc. Ive hooked up
the power supply to it and the IDE ribbon cable however it isnt being
detected by my PC.

I dont know what model it is, all I know is that it is an LG 32x10x40x make.

In the old machine there was a thin wire form the mobo connected to the
drive also and I havent got one coming off my new drive for it - do you
think that is the problem? And if so could you tell me the purpose of that
wire and what name it goes by?

cheers
 
Thin wire probably a audio cable. How do you have it setup, master on
secondary channel or what, and how are the master/slave jumpers configured?

Clark
 
To what points on the motherboard and the CD-ROM drive was the thin wire
connected? Guessing, it may have simply been an audio cable that is
necessary for sound if connecting the drive to a computer running Win98 or
less. In XP the audio cable is not necessary.
As for why your drive is not being detected there could be a number of
reasons. The drive needs to be jumpered master or slave. Some older drives
require Master to work. Do you know if the drive worked before? When you
push the eject button does the drive open?
 
Hi

Im trying to put an old but working cd writer drive in my pc. Ive hooked up
the power supply to it and the IDE ribbon cable however it isnt being
detected by my PC.

I dont know what model it is, all I know is that it is an LG 32x10x40x make.

In the old machine there was a thin wire form the mobo connected to the
drive also and I havent got one coming off my new drive for it - do you
think that is the problem?
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No that wire is for audio output to the board. Not needed
for any typical drive functions, not even for audio playback
on modern versions of windows.
And if so could you tell me the purpose of that
wire and what name it goes by?
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It's simply an analog or SPDIF connector for a CDROM.

More likely the drive's (or other drive on same IDE channel)
jumpers are wrong.
 
Thanks for all the replies!

The drive ejects normally so I know it's getting power.

Re: Master/slave and jumpers - not sure about that at the moment - will
power down the PC and examine it, that could well be the problem!

Cheers
 
You need to try it in at least 3 positions.
1. Master............. Slave.
2. Slave.................Master.
3. Cable select on BOTH.
If no better look in the bios setup & make sure it is set to "Auto detect".
 
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