Do you know if Dell Motherboard E210882 Rev 00 supports SATA connection? I am replacing CD ROM that uses IDE cable with a new DVD R/W that uses SATA cable.
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With sata there are two cables, just like ide. One is the power and the other is for data. The data cable goes from the device to the motherboard. The power comes from the power supply. If your power supply does not have a sata connection you can purchase an adapter that will turn an available 4pin Molex into a sata connection.
That motherboard doesnt support ATA it supports upto 6 SATA devices which is actually better and faster. You will need to take your DVD/RW back and ask to swap for a SATA and also make sure you buy a SATA cable and good thing is these are actually cheaper and faster. Its actually a very nice motherboard dont be disappointed. Cheers from Scott and plz vote
Make sure the data cable is fully connected to the motherboard and the CD-Rom drive. If this is an IDE drive, make sure the jumper choice matches the position on the cable (the 40 pin wide ribbon cable that supports two drives). It also needs to be correctly oriented in the unit - the red stripe on the edge marks the side that goes to pin 1. Only use slave if there are two drives connected to the cable and the CD-rom is on the slave connection. (Note the connectors are black (motherboard), blue (master) and grey (slave) on a standard IDE ribbon. Newer IDE drives have a Cable Select option that you can leave the jumper set to and avoid issues of getting the connections wrong.) If it uses a SATA cable, the jumper should stay as Master (IIRC). If available, try a different connection on the motherboard for the data cable. (Some modern motherboards only have one IDE connector.) If you have any sort of IDE to SATA converter in use, try a direct connection in case the converter is damaged. SATA cables sometimes are designed to latch into connector on the drive so make sure it is fully seated.
Replace the cable if it still isn't connecting. Then check the status of the drivers. In Windows, use the Control Panel and go to the Device Manager. Look to see if the unit is listed with a red X or yellow exclamation point in a triangle. Try to update the driver.
If the above suggestions do not help, you should consider a new optical drive.
I hope this helps.
Cindy Wells (I have frequently seen a non-responsive drive due to a loose data cable.)
Its doubtful that its the cables. Can you tell me what type of DVD/CD you have? For example SATA or IDE. Look at the picture below, these are hard drives but the connections on the optical drives are the same>>>>>
If the interface is IDE then check the jumper settings if they are both on the same cable. Also check another CD/DVD in the drives.
It is not difficult to change cd/dvd drive. Open cpu cabinet. Then remove icd cable and power cable from cd/dvd drive. Then remove screws of old cd/dvd drive. Then you can pull it from cabinet from front side. Then put your new cd/dvd drive into it's position then lock it with screws. Then connect ide cable from motherboard and power cable to drive. Then you can use it. If you connect to drive with 1 ide cable means if you connect harddrive and cd/dvd drive with 1 cable then set harddrive as master and cd/dvd rom as slave you can set it slave with jumper settings. It is in back side of cd/dvd drive. There is instruction how to slave it with jumper. Let me know if you need further assistance. Thanks for using FixYa.
Should be IDE cable...IDE interface according to the specs. You computer has IDE connections so the drive should work.
Product Specification
Model
HP DVD1040i Lightscribe 20X DVD Burner/Black/Retail
Manufacturer
HP
Mfr Part #
DVD1040i
Buffer
2MB
Interface
IDE
Include
Internal DVD ±R/±RW drive with DVD±R up to 20X, double-layer recording, DVD-RAM, and LightScribe direct disc labeling
1) buy a sata harddrive (faster then ide), use the ide for the second harddrive (backup) and cd/dvd rom
2) buy a sata cd/dvd rom use the ide on both harddrives (1 set to slave)
3) depends on your budget, buy a sata drive + sata cd/dvd rom so your main drive is on sata (faster than ide) then you only have your second drive as your backup drive on ide.
i had the same problem when i rebuilt mine, i went for the seperate harddrive and cd/dvd rom and my 320 gb ide as my backup drive
sorry to jump on this post aswell, see what others think
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