fresh install ---blooming DVD drive not recognized AGAIN <SOLVED> now broken again.

[Ric Moore]

On 01/18/2012 07:08 PM, Basil Chupin wrote:
> On 19/01/12 10:54, Ric Moore wrote:
>> On 01/18/2012 07:53 AM, Johnny wrote:
>>>
>>> Is he saying he has the 1 DVD on an IDE port and the 1 hard drive on a
>>> SATA port? If so he need to just take the jumpers and remove them
>>> shouldn't master and slave unless he has 2 things on I IDE cable. Think
>>> he need to start thinking one of his parts is bad and stop thinking
>>> software.
>>> Good Luck sounds like you need it Johnny3 65+++
>>
>> Oh no, both the harddrive and the DVD player are on 1 IDE ribbon now.
>> But, due to the case design, the DVD has to go to the end of the
>> ribbon, as it's stretched to it's limit now.
>>
>> BUT!! We can put an end to this thread, my ASUS Motherboard is on it's
>> way back, as of yesterday, I just found out, and I'll turn this brick
>> MSI motherboard into a text mode "Hunt The Wumpus" server.I am NOT
>> impressed with this board. I know darn well it'll play a stickin' DVD
>> without any sweat. Thanks to everyone who tried to assist me, but I'm
>> just giving up. It mounted "True Lies" once again and played it. Then
>> refused to do it a second time. I can't take the mental exhaustion.
>> I've been around the block, more than once, and this thing just beat
>> me like I was a red-haired stepchild.
>>
>> I shall henceforth go in peace. Ric
>
> Awww, you give up too easily. What's happened to that Ric "Mohammad Ali"
> Moore that we all got to love? :-)

It's all part of my "Anger Management" scheme to back off, especially if 
overt violence would serve no useful purpose (ie: useful anger is 
getting worked up and red-faced to start a flooded lawnmower). Otherwise 
I'd smack it with a ten-pound hammer, in John Henry fashion.

I just tried my Maxtor 200 gig SATA drive on this crappo hardware pile 
and the board refused to beep. SOB, I hope I didn't brick the damn drive 
too when the MB gave out. Anyone know how to get a Maxtor drive's little 
pc board replaced?? If I could tolerate alcohol, I'd get smashed. Way 
too much PC-woes drama lately for my short fuse. :) Ric