config problem?

[jchoca]

I just got a new Hitachi 80 gb hard drive to add on to my current hard drive.

My system:

soltek mobo
amd athlon 64 3400+
1 gig ram
350w power sup
geforce 6600gt

My current hard drive is a samsung SATA RAID 120 gb. I also have an NEC dvd rom/burner. The burner and the new Hitachi hd are both ATA100 where the old/current hd is SATA.

So here's the problem: I installed the Hitachi, and then for some reason, my burner stopped working. It acted as if it was receiving no power. I set the HD to master and the burner to slave, still no work. I unplugged the hitachi from the mobo but left it plugged into the power supply, and the burner worked fine, so i don't think its a power problem, but i can't be positive.

 

[Mr_Threepwood]

That power supply is pretty crappy, maybe it just cant supply enough power for all the things in your computer.

 

[jchoca]

i suppose its possible, but it seems unlikely to me.

 

[Ste]

Tried a differen't IDE cable

and if you only have 2 Drives A burner and A HD why not have the Burner on the second IDE channel.

both must be set as master, as long as they are alone on the Channel.

 

[jchoca]

i suppose i could try using a different cable. i already tried putting the burner on the second channel. Didn't make a difference. I tried to use the new hard drive (set on master) BY ITSELF with the burner completely unplugged and my computer didnt even recognize it. I failed to mention that my computer NEVER recognized it, even when my burner stopped working.

another note on the ps: I plugged the burner in completely and just plugged the other IDE cable into the hd but kept it unplugged from the ps and the burner still didnt work.

 

[Ste]

So your saying that The burner never worked and the HD was never recongized?


Reset your CMOS and try again.

 

[jchoca]

yeah...i tested the hard drive in a working enclosure on a completely different computer and it still didnt work, so i'm going to take it back.