B. W. Posted December 17, 2005 Posted December 17, 2005 I just built my new system a few days ago, and everything seems to be fine, except for one problem. I have an NEC ND-3550A DVD burner, and the LED is always on, except for when a disk is in the drive, or the drive is ejected. The problem is that the drive is contantly searching for media. I had to take it out of the boot priority in order to get Windows to boot (it was always stuck on the "Boot from CD" promt), and Windows slows down (and the CD curser appears) unless there is a disk inserted, or the burner is ejected. I already tried checking the IDE and molex cables, and tried to change the IDE chanel / cable. Nothing worked so far. The firmware is also up to date Any ideas? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wevsspot Posted December 17, 2005 Posted December 17, 2005 Tell me exactly how your optical drive is connected in your current arrangement. I'm assuming that it is connected via IDE cable to IDE channel #1? No other optical devices daisy chained to this ribbon cable? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. W. Posted December 17, 2005 Posted December 17, 2005 Tell me exactly how your optical drive is connected in your current arrangement. I'm assuming that it is connected via IDE cable to IDE channel #1? No other optical devices daisy chained to this ribbon cable? That's right, but I'm currently using the second IDE channel. The jumpers are set correctly too, so that rules that out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. W. Posted December 17, 2005 Posted December 17, 2005 Anyone? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_bowtie Posted December 18, 2005 Posted December 18, 2005 sounds like it's conflicting.... Put it on the cable by itself and jumper it "cable select" test it....if the same move it to the other IDE channel...if you have a hard drive..jumper it as slave... and retest.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. W. Posted December 18, 2005 Posted December 18, 2005 sounds like it's conflicting.... Put it on the cable by itself and jumper it "cable select" test it....if the same move it to the other IDE channel...if you have a hard drive..jumper it as slave... and retest.. Tried that. Nothing so far. I'm about ready to buy a new drive. This thing is basically making my computer unusable unless there is a CD in there, or the thing is ejected. This makes two bad components in my first build. My luck sucks. Period. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted December 18, 2005 Posted December 18, 2005 Here's a wild guess. You got that Antec Sonata case with the included PSU and didn't get a new PSU that meets the minimum requirements. See here... http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showpost.p...75&postcount=13 then here... http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10854 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted December 18, 2005 Posted December 18, 2005 Try it in another system that way you can tell if it's a problem with your setup or a problem with the drive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_bowtie Posted December 18, 2005 Posted December 18, 2005 I would most definately try as Trevor mentioned....pop the drive in another pc and try it.... Don't feel bad...on my very first build, a few years back, I lost a new board and video card ($300.00) in the 1st 30minutes due to a bad bios flash.... I was totally bummed... but was a good learning experience....I'd settle for a bunk drive if thats all it was... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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