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Subject: Win XP Not Recognizing DVD Drive
Group: microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general
Date: 7/12/2008 4:59:01 PM
From: =?Utf-8?B?Sm9lIEV6ZWxs?= [Email Address Protection]

I just replaced my Lite-On LH-20A1L-06 DVD Burner drive with a Pioneer
DVR-215D.

The Lite-On would only work if I inserted a disk and rebooted. If I
inserted a disk and tried to access the drive without rebooting the system
would freeze. Also, if I changed the disk after rebooting, the system would
freeze.

Now, Windows will not recognize the new drive at all. BIOS recognizes the
drive by name, but Windows does not even attempt to see the drive as a new
device. No drive letter is applied.

I have been fighting with this for some time. I tried using a PCI express
SATA add-on card and the computer would not POST.

The System: Windows XP (64-bit) with SP2 - Gigabyte ATX GA-MA770-DS3
Motherboard - AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Socket AM2 5600+ Processor - Corsair
CMPSU-550VX 550W PSU - Dell SE198WFP 19" Monitor - Asus EN8600GT GeForce
8600GT Video - 8-Gig OCZ DDR2 800MHz RAM - 2 Western Digital SATA WD1600AAJS
160Gig Drives - Western Digital WD1600JBRTL 160Gig for backup - Thermaltake
CL-P0200 Mini Typhoon CPU Cooler - 4 Cooler Master SAF-S84-E1 80mm Case Fans

I used the Lite-On to installed the OS. Once Windows took over, the drive
would not function properly.

Why cant I use a DVD drive with my system?

Thanks!

Joe


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Subject: Re: Win XP Not Recognizing DVD Drive
Group: microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general
Date: 7/13/2008 8:48:08 AM
From: "thecreator" [Email Address Protection]

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Hi Joe,

Thanks for posting information on your system. Have you been to =
GigaByte Support for your motherboard?

=
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?Pr=
oductID=3D2722

I clicked on BIOS on the right and there is an improvement with BIOS =
in the area that you are having problems with.

=
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/Motherboard/BIOS_Model.aspx?ProductID=3D=
2722

=20
=20
BIOS=20
Download Version Date Description=20
Download from ... F6 2008/06/24 1.. Update AGESA code to =
Ver.3.1.9.0=20
2.. Update LAN boot ROM to to Ver 2.17=20
3.. Improve SATA CD-ROM compatibility=20
=20
=20

If the picture is missing from this E-mail, go to the link above and =
click it. The Bios has a date of 2008/06/24.

and under description it has.
1.. Update AGESA code to Ver.3.1.9.0=20
2.. Update LAN boot ROM to to Ver 2.17=20
3.. Improve SATA CD-ROM compatibility=20

=20

Might be worth looking into. Afterwards, might not be a bad idea to =
reinstall your operating system.


--=20
thecreator

"Joe Ezell" <JoeEzell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message =
news:96677360-2DAA-4389-AF71-02B103D607AC@microsoft.com...
>I just replaced my Lite-On LH-20A1L-06 DVD Burner drive with a Pioneer=20
> DVR-215D.
>=20
> The Lite-On would only work if I inserted a disk and rebooted. If I=20
> inserted a disk and tried to access the drive without rebooting the =
system=20
> would freeze. Also, if I changed the disk after rebooting, the system =
would=20
> freeze.
>=20
> Now, Windows will not recognize the new drive at all. BIOS recognizes =
the=20
> drive by name, but Windows does not even attempt to see the drive as a =
new=20
> device. No drive letter is applied.
>=20
> I have been fighting with this for some time. I tried using a PCI =
express=20
> SATA add-on card and the computer would not POST.
>=20
> The System: Windows XP (64-bit) with SP2 - Gigabyte ATX GA-MA770-DS3=20
> Motherboard - AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Socket AM2 5600+ Processor - =
Corsair=20
> CMPSU-550VX 550W PSU - Dell SE198WFP 19" Monitor - Asus EN8600GT =
GeForce=20
> 8600GT Video - 8-Gig OCZ DDR2 800MHz RAM - 2 Western Digital SATA =
WD1600AAJS=20
> 160Gig Drives - Western Digital WD1600JBRTL 160Gig for backup - =
Thermaltake=20
> CL-P0200 Mini Typhoon CPU Cooler - 4 Cooler Master SAF-S84-E1 80mm =
Case Fans
>=20
> I used the Lite-On to installed the OS. Once Windows took over, the =
drive=20
> would not function properly.
>=20
> Why cant I use a DVD drive with my system?
>=20
> Thanks!
>=20
> Joe
>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I clicked on BIOS on =
the right=20
and there is an improvement with BIOS in the area that you are having =
problems=20
with.</FONT></DIV>
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<OL>
<LI><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Update AGESA code to =
Ver.3.1.9.0=20
</FONT>
<LI><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Update LAN boot ROM to to =
Ver 2.17=20
</FONT>
<LI><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Improve SATA CD-ROM =
compatibility=20
=
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V>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; If the picture is =
missing from=20
this E-mail, go to the link above and click it. The Bios has a date of=20
2008/06/24.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; and under =
description it=20
has.</DIV>
<OL>
<LI><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Update AGESA code to Ver.3.1.9.0 =
</FONT>
<LI><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Update LAN boot ROM to to Ver 2.17 =
</FONT>
<LI><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Improve SATA CD-ROM compatibility =
</FONT></LI></OL>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Might be worth =
looking into.=20
Afterwards, might not be a bad idea to reinstall your operating=20
system.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><BR><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-- <BR>thecreator<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>"Joe Ezell" &lt;</FONT><A=20
href=3D"mailto:JoeEzell@discussions.microsoft.com"><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>JoeEzell@discussions.microsoft.com</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>&gt;=20
wrote in message </FONT><A=20
href=3D"news:96677360-2DAA-4389-AF71-02B103D607AC@microsoft.com"><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>news:96677360-2DAA-4389-AF71-02B103D607AC@microsoft.com</FONT></=
A><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>...</FONT></DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&gt;I =
just replaced my=20
Lite-On LH-20A1L-06 DVD Burner drive with a Pioneer <BR>&gt; =
DVR-215D.<BR>&gt;=20
<BR>&gt; The Lite-On would only work if I inserted a disk and =
rebooted.&nbsp; If=20
I <BR>&gt; inserted a disk and tried to access the drive without =
rebooting the=20
system <BR>&gt; would freeze.&nbsp; Also, if I changed the disk after =
rebooting,=20
the system would <BR>&gt; freeze.<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; Now, Windows will not =

recognize the new drive at all.&nbsp; BIOS recognizes the <BR>&gt; drive =
by=20
name, but Windows does not even attempt to see the drive as a new =
<BR>&gt;=20
device.&nbsp; No drive letter is applied.<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; I have been =
fighting=20
with this for some time.&nbsp; I tried using a PCI express <BR>&gt; SATA =
add-on=20
card and the computer would not POST.<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; The System: =
Windows XP=20
(64-bit) with SP2 - Gigabyte ATX GA-MA770-DS3 <BR>&gt; Motherboard - AMD =
Athlon=20
64 X2 Dual-Core Socket AM2 5600+ Processor - Corsair <BR>&gt; =
CMPSU-550VX 550W=20
PSU - Dell SE198WFP 19" Monitor - Asus EN8600GT GeForce <BR>&gt; 8600GT =
Video -=20
8-Gig OCZ DDR2 800MHz RAM - 2 Western Digital SATA WD1600AAJS <BR>&gt; =
160Gig=20
Drives - Western Digital WD1600JBRTL 160Gig for backup - Thermaltake =
<BR>&gt;=20
CL-P0200 Mini Typhoon CPU Cooler - 4 Cooler Master SAF-S84-E1 80mm Case=20
Fans<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; I used the Lite-On to installed the OS.&nbsp; Once =
Windows=20
took over, the drive <BR>&gt; would not function properly.<BR>&gt; =
<BR>&gt; Why=20
cant I use a DVD drive with my system?<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; Thanks!<BR>&gt; =
<BR>&gt;=20
Joe<BR>&gt;</FONT></BODY></HTML>

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Subject: Re: Win XP Not Recognizing DVD Drive
Group: microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general
Date: 7/14/2008 8:18:19 AM
From: Bobby Johnson [Email Address Protection]

I have a Biostar TA770 A2+ with the exact same chipset.=20
Currently there is no AHCI choice since Biostar opted to=20
remove it due to lack of support from ATI/AMD. Initially I=20
set my BIOS selection to 'Native' with a SATA DVD drive.=20
However, when I tried to make a backup image with BootIt NG=20
I ended up with about a half-dozen coasters. I then went=20
into the BIOS and changed it to 'Legacy' and was able to=20
successfully do a BootIt NG image.

So the settings may vary depending on the manufacturer and=20
the BIOS. I have not encountered any problems with Vista=20
x64 using either 'Native' or 'Legacy' settings.


Joseph Ezell wrote:
> You guys have been the biggest help of all.
>=20
> After hours of scratching my head and fighting with various BIOS settin=
gs,=20
> Windows tweaks, hardware changes, driver updates, etc. I finally found =
the=20
> "fix" for my DVD problems. Turns out, it was a simple BIOS setting I w=
as=20
> ignoring.
>=20
> In my BIOS, I have the following settings=E2=80=A6
>=20
> Integrated Peripherals > On Chip SATA Type
>=20
> (the choices are)
> - Native IDE
> - RAID
> - Legacy IDE
> - SATA -> AHCI
>=20
> Originally, I was using the RAID setting with a striped array. Once I =

> dropped the RAID array, I switched to the SATA -> AHCI setting. If I r=
ead=20
> correctly, that is the setting recommended by the user manual included =
with=20
> the motherboard.
>=20
> Changing that setting to Native IDE corrected the problem. The DVD is =
now=20
> recognized by Windows and works just fine. Without the internal errors=
,=20
> Windows is loading faster too!
>=20
> W00t!
>=20
> Joe
>=20


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Subject: Re: Win XP Not Recognizing DVD Drive
Group: microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general
Date: 7/14/2008 12:33:48 PM
From: Bobby Johnson [Email Address Protection]

Thanks, Carlos. The Biostar manual doesn't have that=20
information, but I will keep a copy of this for future=20
reference.

Bobby


Carlos wrote:
> Bobby:
> Excerpt from a Gigabyte's mobo manual.
> "- In Legacy mode the SATA controller uses dedicated IRQs that cannot b=
e=20
> shared with other device.
> Set this option to Legacy IDE if you wish to install operating systems =
that=20
> do not
> support Native mode, e.g. Windows 9X/ME
> - Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to install operating systems that =
support
> Native mode, e.g. Windows XP/2000."
>=20
> Carlos
>=20
> "Bobby Johnson" wrote:
>=20
>> I have a Biostar TA770 A2+ with the exact same chipset.=20
>> Currently there is no AHCI choice since Biostar opted to=20
>> remove it due to lack of support from ATI/AMD. Initially I=20
>> set my BIOS selection to 'Native' with a SATA DVD drive.=20
>> However, when I tried to make a backup image with BootIt NG=20
>> I ended up with about a half-dozen coasters. I then went=20
>> into the BIOS and changed it to 'Legacy' and was able to=20
>> successfully do a BootIt NG image.
>>
>> So the settings may vary depending on the manufacturer and=20
>> the BIOS. I have not encountered any problems with Vista=20
>> x64 using either 'Native' or 'Legacy' settings.
>>
>>
>> Joseph Ezell wrote:
>>> You guys have been the biggest help of all.
>>>
>>> After hours of scratching my head and fighting with various BIOS sett=
ings,=20
>>> Windows tweaks, hardware changes, driver updates, etc. I finally foun=
d the=20
>>> "fix" for my DVD problems. Turns out, it was a simple BIOS setting I=
was=20
>>> ignoring.
>>>
>>> In my BIOS, I have the following settings=E2=80=A6
>>>
>>> Integrated Peripherals > On Chip SATA Type
>>>
>>> (the choices are)
>>> - Native IDE
>>> - RAID
>>> - Legacy IDE
>>> - SATA -> AHCI
>>>
>>> Originally, I was using the RAID setting with a striped array. Once =
I=20
>>> dropped the RAID array, I switched to the SATA -> AHCI setting. If I=
read=20
>>> correctly, that is the setting recommended by the user manual include=
d with=20
>>> the motherboard.
>>>
>>> Changing that setting to Native IDE corrected the problem. The DVD i=
s now=20
>>> recognized by Windows and works just fine. Without the internal erro=
rs,=20
>>> Windows is loading faster too!
>>>
>>> W00t!
>>>
>>> Joe
>>>
>>


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Subject: Re: Win XP Not Recognizing DVD Drive
Group: microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general
Date: 7/14/2008 12:53:28 PM
From: Bobby Johnson [Email Address Protection]

P.S.
This would also explain why I made coasters with BootIt NG.=20
BootIt NG would be one of the 'Legacy' operating systems=20
and had problems addressing the DVD in 'Native' mode.


Carlos wrote:
> Bobby:
> Excerpt from a Gigabyte's mobo manual.
> "- In Legacy mode the SATA controller uses dedicated IRQs that cannot b=
e=20
> shared with other device.
> Set this option to Legacy IDE if you wish to install operating systems =
that=20
> do not
> support Native mode, e.g. Windows 9X/ME
> - Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to install operating systems that =
support
> Native mode, e.g. Windows XP/2000."
>=20
> Carlos
>=20
> "Bobby Johnson" wrote:
>=20
>> I have a Biostar TA770 A2+ with the exact same chipset.=20
>> Currently there is no AHCI choice since Biostar opted to=20
>> remove it due to lack of support from ATI/AMD. Initially I=20
>> set my BIOS selection to 'Native' with a SATA DVD drive.=20
>> However, when I tried to make a backup image with BootIt NG=20
>> I ended up with about a half-dozen coasters. I then went=20
>> into the BIOS and changed it to 'Legacy' and was able to=20
>> successfully do a BootIt NG image.
>>
>> So the settings may vary depending on the manufacturer and=20
>> the BIOS. I have not encountered any problems with Vista=20
>> x64 using either 'Native' or 'Legacy' settings.
>>
>>
>> Joseph Ezell wrote:
>>> You guys have been the biggest help of all.
>>>
>>> After hours of scratching my head and fighting with various BIOS sett=
ings,=20
>>> Windows tweaks, hardware changes, driver updates, etc. I finally foun=
d the=20
>>> "fix" for my DVD problems. Turns out, it was a simple BIOS setting I=
was=20
>>> ignoring.
>>>
>>> In my BIOS, I have the following settings=E2=80=A6
>>>
>>> Integrated Peripherals > On Chip SATA Type
>>>
>>> (the choices are)
>>> - Native IDE
>>> - RAID
>>> - Legacy IDE
>>> - SATA -> AHCI
>>>
>>> Originally, I was using the RAID setting with a striped array. Once =
I=20
>>> dropped the RAID array, I switched to the SATA -> AHCI setting. If I=
read=20
>>> correctly, that is the setting recommended by the user manual include=
d with=20
>>> the motherboard.
>>>
>>> Changing that setting to Native IDE corrected the problem. The DVD i=
s now=20
>>> recognized by Windows and works just fine. Without the internal erro=
rs,=20
>>> Windows is loading faster too!
>>>
>>> W00t!
>>>
>>> Joe
>>>
>>


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Subject: Re: Win XP Not Recognizing DVD Drive
Group: microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general
Date: 7/14/2008 1:20:12 PM
From: "thecreator" [Email Address Protection]

Hi Bobby,

When you make a Partition Image using BootIt NG, you don't need to use
CD or DVD disks, but you can save the images to a seperate partition, then
you can burn to images afterwards to Disks of your choosing. You can create
the image a lot faster this way, than burning them to a CD or DVD disk when
creating the image.


--
thecreator



"Bobby Johnson" <rjohnson@aol.NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
news:OI6TKte5IHA.4448@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
P.S.
This would also explain why I made coasters with BootIt NG.
BootIt NG would be one of the 'Legacy' operating systems
and had problems addressing the DVD in 'Native' mode.


Carlos wrote:
> Bobby:
> Excerpt from a Gigabyte's mobo manual.
> "- In Legacy mode the SATA controller uses dedicated IRQs that cannot be
> shared with other device.
> Set this option to Legacy IDE if you wish to install operating systems
> that do not
> support Native mode, e.g. Windows 9X/ME
> - Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to install operating systems that
> support
> Native mode, e.g. Windows XP/2000."
>
> Carlos
>
> "Bobby Johnson" wrote:
>
>> I have a Biostar TA770 A2+ with the exact same chipset. Currently there
>> is no AHCI choice since Biostar opted to remove it due to lack of support
>> from ATI/AMD. Initially I set my BIOS selection to 'Native' with a SATA
>> DVD drive. However, when I tried to make a backup image with BootIt NG I
>> ended up with about a half-dozen coasters. I then went into the BIOS and
>> changed it to 'Legacy' and was able to successfully do a BootIt NG image.
>>
>> So the settings may vary depending on the manufacturer and the BIOS. I
>> have not encountered any problems with Vista x64 using either 'Native' or
>> 'Legacy' settings.
>>
>>
>> Joseph Ezell wrote:
>>> You guys have been the biggest help of all.
>>>
>>> After hours of scratching my head and fighting with various BIOS
>>> settings, Windows tweaks, hardware changes, driver updates, etc. I
>>> finally found the "fix" for my DVD problems. Turns out, it was a simple
>>> BIOS setting I was ignoring.
>>>
>>> In my BIOS, I have the following settings.
>>>
>>> Integrated Peripherals > On Chip SATA Type
>>>
>>> (the choices are)
>>> - Native IDE
>>> - RAID
>>> - Legacy IDE
>>> - SATA -> AHCI
>>>
>>> Originally, I was using the RAID setting with a striped array. Once I
>>> dropped the RAID array, I switched to the SATA -> AHCI setting. If I
>>> read correctly, that is the setting recommended by the user manual
>>> included with the motherboard.
>>>
>>> Changing that setting to Native IDE corrected the problem. The DVD is
>>> now recognized by Windows and works just fine. Without the internal
>>> errors, Windows is loading faster too!
>>>
>>> W00t!
>>>
>>> Joe
>>>
>>



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Subject: Re: Win XP Not Recognizing DVD Drive
Group: microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general
Date: 7/14/2008 1:35:28 PM
From: Bobby Johnson [Email Address Protection]

If you do it from the bootable imagine disc the program
spans your CDs or DVDs automatically, and that's the way I
prefer to do. The image is also a bootable disc and you can
restore directly from the CD or DVD.


thecreator wrote:
> Hi Bobby,
>
> When you make a Partition Image using BootIt NG, you don't need to use
> CD or DVD disks, but you can save the images to a seperate partition, then
> you can burn to images afterwards to Disks of your choosing. You can create
> the image a lot faster this way, than burning them to a CD or DVD disk when
> creating the image.
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