Second cd-rom drive locks system!

[Tashiro]

Didn't work, but good try though.

I got the same results as before. I forgot to turn off the dma before I tried.
When it is done searching in about 6 min, I will turn off the dma and try again!

Tashiro

[tashirosgt]

In the spirit of trying everything, there is often a place in the BIOS setup to turn off dma.

Are we sure this cdrom drive really works? Did it ever work in FC1 or windows?

[Tashiro]

Yeah it did work in windows, and I will not go back for all the money in the world.

I bought this cd-rom drive together with the dvdram rw drive, both LG.

I will try to boot up with only the cdrom drive connected, ok.

Oh and i will try your link,

Tashiro


edit, what link?? damn this is driving me crazy.
couldn't disable DMA in the bios

[Tashiro]

The cdrom drive doesn't work as a stand alone master on the secondary ide.
I wil install win98se on a HDD 0,6 GB and see if it works if not I am returning it
to the store where I bought it.

Thanks for your help Tashirosgt, I really appreciate it!

Tashiro

[imdeemvp]

Originally Posted by Tashiro

The cdrom drive doesn't work as a stand alone master on the secondary ide.
I wil install win98se on a HDD 0,6 GB and see if it works if not I am returning it
to the store where I bought it.

Thanks for your help Tashirosgt, I really appreciate it!

Tashiro

well there you go....i could be defective....that happens too :o

also, some bios do have an option to enable and disable dma for each ide bus, that is if you haven't killed that cd-rom already.

[Tashiro]

Well I think it is broken, even win98se can't read a cdrom disc in it!

Going to return it tomorrow, and ask for a new one. The drive is only
5 months old and I still have the receipt.

Tashiro

[imdeemvp]

do what you have to.....

[Tashiro]

Yes I have my new cd-rom drive! Everything is working fine.

Yes imdeemvp, another happy FC2 user.

Tashiro