Tirian-64 Posted March 29, 2007 Posted March 29, 2007 ok, im getting very frustrated i built a computer for a friend of mine. pretty basic amd 3200+ 1 gb corsair ram 6600gt or 7600gt (dont remember, but it doesnt require an external power plug) and a sony dvd burner 160 gb hdd, and 2 case fans well, the computer runs fine, except the optical drive, it opens very slowly once or twice, and then doesnt at all. i was using a 350 watt psu with a pretty weak 12v rail 15 amps or something so i moved to a spare 380 i had, with 2 12v one 14 one 15 i think its still doing it, do i need yet a bigger psu? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigred Posted March 30, 2007 Posted March 30, 2007 nope, that my friend is a direct result of using a sony (aka lite-on) drive. it's a hardware failure. find yourself a CHEAP optorite (aka sanyo aka plextor) or a TSST (aka samsung or toshiba). you can't go wrong with these drives considering they're usually $25 to $40 tops. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdaddy25fb Posted March 30, 2007 Posted March 30, 2007 Guess I'm lucky. My sony drive hasn't had any issues and burns like a charm. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tirian-64 Posted March 31, 2007 Posted March 31, 2007 thats what i thought to, but i put it my rig, with a 530 watt modular, and it works just fine, i actually just finished a DVD prior to this post and its playing in the regular DVD player i have hooked to the tv its such a low power rig im surprised 380 isnt enough Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverfox Posted March 31, 2007 Posted March 31, 2007 i know it sounds daft, but are there many case fans in there too? for reference, my NEC drive is branded NEC/Sony on the sticker and as much as I avoid Sony drives, this one has been absolutely fine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tirian-64 Posted March 31, 2007 Posted March 31, 2007 yeah, there are two 80 mm, ones a green lit one that i had hangin around. even after i unplug both of those fans, it still wont work, then once i change the molex to a different one, it works a couple times, stops again. and right now, im letting him use my old one, and thats doing the same thing. id just imagine that 380 is enough, esp with dual 12v rails, even though they are low on amps Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverfox Posted March 31, 2007 Posted March 31, 2007 yeah, there are two 80 mm, ones a green lit one that i had hangin around. even after i unplug both of those fans, it still wont work, then once i change the molex to a different one, it works a couple times, stops again. and right now, im letting him use my old one, and thats doing the same thing. id just imagine that 380 is enough, esp with dual 12v rails, even though they are low on amps oops, didnt see the fans in the original post! If you unplug the hard disk and use that molex on the drive, even though it wont boot up, will the drive open and close then? bit of a long-shot, but it's a VERY strange problem and clearly more than 'just' the optical drive. Does it do the same with NO IDE cable plugged into it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
road-runner Posted March 31, 2007 Posted March 31, 2007 Guess I'm lucky. My sony drive hasn't had any issues and burns like a charm. I guess I am to. See if theres a firmware update for the drive. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tirian-64 Posted March 31, 2007 Posted March 31, 2007 im not sure about ide cable yet, ill have to check that out later. its just so weird, once i move around the molex connectors, it works if only the drive is plugged in, after a couple of times letting it post like that, it doesnt work anymore. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverfox Posted March 31, 2007 Posted March 31, 2007 i only mention the IDE cable as sometimes i have found drives not to work for that reason. bizarre, indeed. on the other off-chance, when you plug it into the 530w, is it a primary or secondary drive? might be worth checking. completely unlikely, but i've seen stranger. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tirian-64 Posted April 1, 2007 Posted April 1, 2007 I tried it on both, with the jumper on cable select, and it worked both times, so im really at a loss as to whats going on Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverfox Posted April 1, 2007 Posted April 1, 2007 hmm i never have the jumper on cable select. i use slave/master as appropriate. did you try the ide idea? long shot i know...the worst that can happen is you have to shell out $20 for a drive that is non-sony i suppose. see if you can get your money back and claim the drive is "faulty" ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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