DVD-ROM Help!!!

[adamfelker]

OK, I have a Toshiba SD-M1402 DVD-ROM drive set as a slave on my secondary IDE channel. My problem is, the other day when I restarted my computer, when the BIOS lists the drives on each IDE channel, the name for the DVD-ROM was jumbled or corrupted or something. The computer will start up, but Windows XP Pro won't recognize it. Even worse, while this drive is connected I can't burn CD's in Nero (only happens when the DVD isn't working). Any ideas??? Is my drive just broken??? Thanks for any help you may be able to give!

 

[hominid skull]

First thing i'd try is to check the cable is still correctly inserted in the back of the drive. If it is i would downlaod the latest firmware, or the original firmware, for the drive and flash it. Hopefully that will clear it up, apart from that - if that doesn't work then i'd think about rma'ing the drive..

 

[adamfelker]

I've tried messing with the cable, and I've even used a different cable. Nothing changes. I'll try the firmware and let everyone know how it goes.