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Installing a sata dvd drive

pantherx12

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ARGHHH

My friends Sata drive ( pioneer dvr-216) did not install its self when connected.

So I've downloaded the drivers, how ever I can't install them through the OS ( windows seven build 7000) and I can't install them using the windows 7 7100 disc ( it recognises that the drive is not installed and prompts you to browse for the drivers)

Any help?
 
Can you update your IDE controller drivers? What are the specs of his build? Is it a asus board by chance?


I think thats enough questions :P
 
crtecha said:
Can you update your IDE controller drivers? What are the specs of his build? Is it a asus board by chance?


I think thats enough questions :P
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They seam to be up to date.

Specs are roughly as follows

Abit A-n68sv am2 mobo
2gb generic ram
A 2.5ghz athlon 64 @ 3 ghz
 
Try these drivers make sure to uninstall and clean out the old first. I've been reading about that chipset having issues with sata hard drives and optical drives

nforce630a

Im going to keep reading up if this doesnt work im sure ill have another idea/solution :D
 
Cheers sah, just how do I uninstall the old ones without to much fuss?


Edit : still no luck : /

stupid machine.

It keeps blue screening and stuff as well, and installing AVG makes it blue screen 100% of the time.
 
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pantherx12 said:
ARGHHH

My friends Sata drive ( pioneer dvr-216) did not install its self when connected.

So I've downloaded the drivers, how ever I can't install them through the OS ( windows seven build 7000) and I can't install them using the windows 7 7100 disc ( it recognises that the drive is not installed and prompts you to browse for the drivers)

Any help?
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SATA drives themselves do not use drivers. The sata chipset on the motherboard does need them, however.

Can you confirm if other SATA drives work (hard drives) with the same cable, to the same controller.
 
Mussels said:
SATA drives themselves do not use drivers. The sata chipset on the motherboard does need them, however.

Can you confirm if other SATA drives work (hard drives) with the same cable, to the same controller.
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I'll take apart my own rig and get back to you on that, they're using a 60 gb ide drive.
 
pantherx12 said:
I'll take apart my own rig and get back to you on that, they're using a 60 gb ide drive.
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the two likely scenarios are

1. Dead DVD drive.

2. Problem with sata controller.


Numero duo has a few possibilities, such as the SATA controller being disabled in the BIOS, or set to RAID or AHCI mode with no drivers installed.
 
By the by, the OS does pick up that there is a drive, but it does not work.

Does not notice there is CDs inside, and if you right click it the OS spazes out.

Edit : It picks up the HDD fine, but the dvd drive works in my own rig D:

Anyways, anyone know what I can do about the blue screens?

I think its a mobo or ram problem.
 
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Did the blue screens start after the drive was installed?
 
crtecha said:
Did the blue screens start after the drive was installed?
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No its been doing it the past ... 8 months or so?

Right about the time he bought the mobo :p

I think the Mobo is just a piece of shit to be honest.



P.S after installing that thing you recommended the drive no longer even shows up in windows :roll:
 
thats odd. Those are the most recent drivers for that board. Let me look around some more
 
Erm, sorry, seams its shown up now, how ever it still does not recognise there is a disk inside.
 
when you plug in a SATA device and reboot windows should auto-detect it and ask for drivers, if that doesn't happen something is wrong. IMO
 
The drive was installed by a professional system builder I'm really surprised they did not check it! D:

Anyway like I said it correctly identifys the drive but I can't open it etc
 
try the drive in your PC. that mobo could be screwed.
 
Mussels said:
try the drive in your PC. that mobo could be screwed.
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I have done, and posted about it in this thread :p

The drive works in my rig.

How ever plugging a sata HDD into my friends rig ( in the same sata port) works :S
 
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