DarqFlare Posted December 28, 2004 Posted December 28, 2004 Ok, I could use some help on this one... I just installed a DVD+-RW dual layer in my computer. Installation was fine, but when I went to boot up my computer, it stood in the boot-up screen after displaying my processor information, before drive detection. I restarted it and then got no video output. But the computer booted fully... I think it detects the video card right after the processor in bootup. So I went out and got a dinky, smaller-end card to test my computer. Booted up. So I figured it was the old card, and proceeded to return the one I bought since I really couldn't afford it, lol... On a hunch, I decided to reinstall the old one, one last time, to see if it would boot. Well, it did... I was happy. I left it on while I returned the old one. I got home and turned off my system so I could finish up the cable management and put the case back on. Well, when I stuck the system back in and booted, it held right after the processor detection again. Well, I won't be at home for 11 days to work on the system, so any responses here won't be dealt with until then. Thanks for any help and ideas... My initial thought, as much as I don't want to think it, is that the motherboard is having problems with the AGP slot. Urgh. Thanks again. Quote
Prel Posted December 28, 2004 Posted December 28, 2004 Hi Robert, If you have a unit of COMPACT DISC and installed another CD-R-W unit you place it as secondary and the COMPACT DISC as Primary. Quote
Madmanmcp Posted December 28, 2004 Posted December 28, 2004 Well the first thing I would do is back out to where you were before the problem started. Remove the drive and use the System Restore to return the drivers to the point before you installed it. If everything works then the problem is with the DVD and its drivers. Now you work from there to figure out how to get it to work Quote
DarqFlare Posted January 3, 2005 Author Posted January 3, 2005 I think you're confusing something here... The computer doesn't get past the drive detection. Windows never starts to load... And I have tried taking the DVD drive off of the power and IDE cabling and it still has problems at the video. Quote
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