Omg Again?! Dvd Problems-help

[p9l28a]

Guys it happend again, so if youd dont know what happend to me before go to chatterbox and read Dvd problem -help. So guys i took another DvD from my sister comp but it was just DVD player so i plug it in and guess wat DOSENT WORk !! i destroyed DVD Player AGAIN:( it dont work in my pc and her's PLEASE HELP ME.T
I think something is wrong with my power supply Thermaltke 430W? is it? :((:( please guys please help.
My motherboard is a8n5x asus
Thanks for all answears guys ;((

[DaveW]

Actually, i was rather stupid first time and forgot about the jumper cap. Make sure it's set to CABLE SELECT and not master/slave cos if you hardwire it to master and plug it into a slave port, then your computer won't be able to see it. There will most likely be some pins between the Molex plug and the IDE plug, and there should be a little diagram on the top teling you which pins make cable select.

If you're sharing the IDE ribbon with another drive make sure that's set to Cable Select as well.

I should have remembered that the first time...hope that helps you fix it!

-Dave

[p9l28a]

thanks for the answear but i dont understand anything from that;)
could you tell me again but in easy /noob languahge and the second driver and first one can be fixed or they can go right to the garbage? thanks man , for somone who will help me with that i got a reward which is worth 11$ new and never used;-)

[Rankenphile]

On the back of your drive, there is a small series of pins with a little piece of plastic, called a jumper.

http://www.mysuperpc.com/build/sata_hard_drive_connectors_jumpers_3.jpg

The jumper, which bridges two pins together in a mechanical electrical connection, like a bridge, can tell your computer how to treat the drive. On the drive itself it should have a diagram which tells you which jumper placement means what - one should be master, one should be slave, and one should be entitled "Cable Select".

Check your jumper to make sure that it is, in fact, set to Cable Select. If it is not, you will have to move it. Using a very thin pair of needlenose pliers, or a similar tool, pull the jumper off by squeezing it gently and pulling it straight off. Don't drop it, because it is very small and easy to lose. Push it gently back over the pins that correspond with the Cable Select setting, put it back together again, and cross your fingers. Nine times out of ten this will fix your problem. If it does not, let us know and we'll keep guessing. :D

[xmastree]

Personally I've never used cable select. I prefer to use master or slave. Dave, I'm not sure what you mean by a slave port, do you mean the slave connector on the ribbon cable?
If you don't use cable select then it doesn't matter which way round you connect the drives.

I think we need to know what other drives are on what cables in the system before making any more suggestions.

So, to the OP, when you say it doesn't work, what do you mean. Is it recognised in the BIOS? Have you tried a different cable? Maybe you damaged yours when you removed your own DVD first time.

[p9l28a]

Guys guys i almost undestand but wait. So this is my back of Burner
http://images10.newegg.com/NeweggImage/productimage/27-152-058-02.JPG

And what now :()
Reward this thing http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=6871715095&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT

So yesterday i got my processor so i was ready, i connected everything and sice i didnt havy driver cuz the old one did not work i took dvd driver from my sister comp. And Ok i turned everything on and i had to install windows but how can i do that if the driver dont work again? So again quastion is it possible to repair the drive from my sister comp and mine? thanks guys

[xmastree]

What other drives do you have in the comp? Where is the DVD connected? Primary or secondary?

[p9l28a]

Just one . primary

Guys i understand everything now, i changed the jumper to master/slave/csel and nothing the driver dosent work, so later idk how but i broked the jumper so fu** it. Now i will buy just cdroom and install the windows later i will change it dvdburner etc. Or maybe i can repair the dvd burner? i will buy the cheapes cdroom if i cant repair the burner maybe somo1 wants to selll one? Now im scared to buy new DvdBurner cuz i dont want to destroy it again:( why did happend i destroyed 2 cdrooms, is something wrong with my 430 Thermaltake power supply :(

[xmastree]

How did you break the jumper?
And when i said 'other drives' i meant including hard disks.

Did you try purtting it back in your sister's machine to test it there?

[p9l28a]

By puling iti think.
One hard drive wester digital (sata)
yes i did - dosent work

is something wrong with my power supply?

[DaveW]

Don't take this the wrong way, but if you broke the jumper, you must be being pretty rough with the drives. It's most likely not possible to repair the drives, but i'd find it suspicious if both drives were actually broken from being moved from one computer to another.

Your PSU won't selectively wreck your DVD burner, if there's a problem with your PSU, you'll know all about it; pretty much because everything would be wrecked.

I woudn't waste your money on a new drive quite yet; if you can get pictures, then there's a decent chance we cn still help you out. I assume you still have access to some computer because you're posting here. ;)

-Dave

[p9l28a]

Im using Laptop rite now.

Unfortentyly i dont have Digital Camera yet so...

Im looking for cheap dvd rom so i can install windows, why just dvd rom im scared to buy something over 40$ and destroy it again? And the reason why both dvd drivers were destroyed because i moved them from one PC to another? :=/...