Little Help Please

[Guest Mike]

I have a new MoBo Intel Dx38BT, 64 bit Vista, My system can't find my

optical drives, either my cod or DVD. I have tried updating the BIOS rolling

back the BIOS, setting it up to minimal setup, nothing works. I have even

tried swapping out the cable. NOPE. I am grabbing at straws. Just a little

help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Mike

[Guest DP]

Re: Little Help Please

 

You don't say what your level of expertise is when it comes to dealing with

the guts of a computer.

So, if you're relatively inexperienced, I would ask if you're sure there are

power connectors going to the drives.

If you're very experienced, I would ask if you changed out the motherboard

yourself, or if someone else did it for you?

 

Presumably the HDD drive(s) is (are) working fine? Is there a floppy? If

so, is that working?

 

 

 

"Mike" <Dayb4@charter.net> wrote in message

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>I have a new MoBo Intel Dx38BT, 64 bit Vista, My system can't find my

>optical drives, either my cod or DVD. I have tried updating the BIOS

>rolling back the BIOS, setting it up to minimal setup, nothing works. I

>have even tried swapping out the cable. NOPE. I am grabbing at straws. Just

>a little help would be appreciated.

> Thanks

> Mike

[Guest Carlos]

RE: Little Help Please

 

Mike,

1.- Is this a fresh install of Vista x64?

2.- How did you install Vista if the drives were not "seen"?

3.- Are the drives showing up in BIOS?

4.- If the drives were there and then "disappeared" try this kb:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/929461

Carlos

 

"Mike" wrote:

> I have a new MoBo Intel Dx38BT, 64 bit Vista, My system can't find my

> optical drives, either my cod or DVD. I have tried updating the BIOS rolling

> back the BIOS, setting it up to minimal setup, nothing works. I have even

> tried swapping out the cable. NOPE. I am grabbing at straws. Just a little

> help would be appreciated.

> Thanks

> Mike

>

[Guest John Barnes]

Re: Little Help Please

 

Also check Disk Management to see if it is there. Are you talking about IDE

or SATA?

 

"Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> Mike,

> 1.- Is this a fresh install of Vista x64?

> 2.- How did you install Vista if the drives were not "seen"?

> 3.- Are the drives showing up in BIOS?

> 4.- If the drives were there and then "disappeared" try this kb:

> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/929461

> Carlos

>

> "Mike" wrote:

>

>> I have a new MoBo Intel Dx38BT, 64 bit Vista, My system can't find my

>> optical drives, either my cod or DVD. I have tried updating the BIOS

>> rolling

>> back the BIOS, setting it up to minimal setup, nothing works. I have even

>> tried swapping out the cable. NOPE. I am grabbing at straws. Just a

>> little

>> help would be appreciated.

>> Thanks

>> Mike

>>

[Guest Len]

Re: Little Help Please

 

If this is a new install did you check the jumpers on the drive to make sure

they are NOT both master or slave??

 

 

"Mike" <Dayb4@charter.net> wrote in message

news:12BDD0A4-45A0-4478-8F39-2436721B3AC6@microsoft.com...

>I have a new MoBo Intel Dx38BT, 64 bit Vista, My system can't find my

>optical drives, either my cod or DVD. I have tried updating the BIOS

>rolling back the BIOS, setting it up to minimal setup, nothing works. I

>have even tried swapping out the cable. NOPE. I am grabbing at straws. Just

>a little help would be appreciated.

> Thanks

> Mike