Dynex Help...!?!?

[KloWnZ]

i just bought the Dynex DVD-ROM Drive. i followed the directions (which where not detailed at all) and it told me too restart my computer. so i did. i went too my computer and i didnt have a D: or E: drive. they where just missing. i went too add new hardware and it didnt find anything. i went too windows update and it didnt find anything.... did i mess some cords up or what...? please help. the model number is DX-DVDR100

[KloWnZ]

i am using Windows 98

[KloWnZ]

i also have tried plugging the CD-RW one and my new one in one at a time, but that had no affect. when my computer loads they do their little start up thing, but nothing happens. they open and close and act like they are loading it but nothing happens... i need help heh

[freddy]

i also have tried plugging the CD-RW one and my new one in one at a time, but that had no affect. when my computer loads they do their little start up thing, but nothing happens. they open and close and act like they are loading it but nothing happens... i need help heh

are u setting them up correctly ? using the jumpers at the back ,,,,(NORMALLY) one should be set to MA (master) and the other to SL (slave) ,,,,when u go into the bios , does it autodetect them?

when the machine starts , does the bios screen(black/white with info) show the cd-s?

I take it that all this work has been going on , with the machine turned off

". i followed the directions (which where not detailed at all) and it told me too restart my computer."

gets me wondering , about restarting the computer

freddy

[KloWnZ]

First off, thnx for replying. i dont know too much bout the detailed stuff with my computers like the bios and what not... i guess u can call me a rookie heh. i had a guy do one of them before, and i watched what he did. he showed me everything he did (which wasnt much) i had a cd-rom already in which died out. so i bought the dynex. i turned off my computer, unplugged the the old one. and i put the new one in and plugged it all back in. and restarted my computer. and when the local computer guy did it, it detected new hardware and installed it. but it didnt do it with me. i tried to search for new hardware and it didnt detect anything. so im stumped.

-KloWnZ

[freddy]

First off, thnx for replying. i dont know too much bout the detailed stuff with my computers like the bios and what not... i guess u can call me a rookie heh. i had a guy do one of them before, and i watched what he did. he showed me everything he did (which wasnt much) i had a cd-rom already in which died out. so i bought the dynex. i turned off my computer, unplugged the the old one. and i put the new one in and plugged it all back in. and restarted my computer. and when the local computer guy did it, it detected new hardware and installed it. but it didnt do it with me. i tried to search for new hardware and it didnt detect anything. so im stumped.

-KloWnZ

look at the pins on the back of the old and new ,cd-roms they should be set the same MA SL orCS ,,,when the computer starts ,,and shows your cpu memory etc ,,,does it show the cd-rom(dvd) ,,,what make of computer is it ,,,is it a brand name? ,,,,forget windows for now ,,we need to see if your computer can see the drive


freddy

[KloWnZ]

it is a gateway, the old one had a yellow thing over the MA, and the new one has a thing over SL. my computer never showed anything like that on startup. it only shows my new graphics card and then it just shows gateway and a loading bar.

-KloWnZ

[KloWnZ]

thanks alot man. switching it too master did the trick everything is back too normal. ur the best! thanks again!!

-KloWnZ