Nec 3540 Not detected by Bios. [Newbie]

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NEC / Optiarc Writer Discuss, Nec 3540 Not detected by Bios. [Newbie] at CD and DVD Writers forum; hello, ill will get straight to the point, i have installed my nec 3540 some weeks ago and it worked perfectly. untill i installed some starforce game. after reboot my 3450 didnt worked properly anymore, so i used programs like starforce cleaner to clean up the mess. but now my

The Prophet (New on Forum): Posts: 4; Posted: 04-12-2005

hello,

ill will get straight to the point, i have installed my nec 3540 some weeks ago and it worked perfectly. untill i installed some starforce game. after reboot my 3450 didnt worked properly anymore, so i used programs like starforce cleaner to clean up the mess. but now my 3540 isnt detected anymore by my bios.

i am pretty sure i didnt change anything that is harware like. besides from detaching the ide cable a few times.

i am a pretty newbie with this sort of things.

i hope somebody can help me

thx in advance. this are my system spec:

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mobo: asus A8N-E nforce 4,
cpu:amd 64x2 3800
ram:2x 512 Kingston DDR 400

and a screenshot from my device manager:

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jbv (CDFreaks Resident): Posts: 1,047; Posted: 05-12-2005

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Originally Posted by The Prophet

i am pretty sure i didnt change anything that is harware like. besides from detaching the ide cable a few times.

Check the ide connector pins are fine. You could have bended one when attaching cable.

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Eovein (CD Freaks Rookie): Posts: 30; Posted: 05-12-2005

Also check 1 pin of drive (it's always near power drive connector) must be attached to 1 pin of cable (often red on white ribbon cable or white on black cable)

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The Prophet (New on Forum): Posts: 4; Posted: 05-12-2005

thx for the reply guys, this afternoon ill will post a screenshot of my interior, hold on

thanks again

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The Prophet (New on Forum): Posts: 4; Posted: 05-12-2005

hmm it looks indeed that some pins are bended :S

im going downtown to buy a new cable, think that will fix things

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cnlson (CDFreaks Resident): Posts: 2,225; Posted: 05-12-2005

while you are at it uninstall the nforce drivers and i bet magically the drive will work again

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Wizzu (CDFreaks Resident): Posts: 6,556; Posted: 05-12-2005

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Originally Posted by cnlson

while you are at it uninstall the nforce drivers and i bet magically the drive will work again

That's higly probable indeed.

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The Prophet (New on Forum): Posts: 4; Posted: 05-12-2005

owk got it fixed, ide cable was broken. by using a new cable things started to work instantly.

thank you guys for the help

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