CD-ROM not detected in bios and also in Win NT 4.0

Hi,

I having problem with my Netserver LH4r, the cd-rom not detected in bios and also in win NT 4.0. I trying replace IDE cables and new cd-rom but problem still persist. Anyone can help me to solved this problem, i really need used cd coz i want install one application on my server.



Rgds,
smin

 

Do you any have CD burning programs installed on it?

Win NT is an "unsupported" system now and any programs you are running on it may be unsupported as well. Programs that were installed when Win NT was supported may have been updated if they have an updater connected to the internet and they may have been updated to Win 2000 or Win XP standards.

Try disconnecting the cables to the CD drive(s). Boot into the Windows desktop, shut down and reconnect the drive(s).

Matt

 

What's your drive setup?

If the CD is on the same cable as the HD then make sure Master/Slave settings are correct.

If the CD is on a separate cable, make sure it's set as master and check the 2nd IDE controller is enabled in the BIOS.

You could also check to see if NT recognises the 2nd IDE controller.

 

A minor point

Most BIOSes don't show the CD (optical) drive, they are loaded at a later stage.

 

I dont understand what you mean, so what i can do any step i can follow please?

 

Most BIOSes don't show (identify) the CD/DVD (optical) drive. They show the hard disk drives, but not the CD/DVD. [An IBM I worked on the other day doesn't show the HDD's either.]

The easiest test to check if the BIOS is loading the CD drive is to boot to a bootable CD. The Win NT CD might not be bootable, so you would need to follow the instructions as though you were going to install Windows and see if the CD works.

If the (bootable) CD works, that means the problem is in Windows NT...but, you might still need to investigate wildfire's suggestions to check if the drive is jumpered properly. See if this explains it:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/ar...tall_a_dvd_burner_or_other.html?page=2&cat=15

If these terms are quite technical for you, you will need to get some help from someone with experience in working on hardware or take it to a technician. You would need to understand the technical terms and like those instructions are not a set of "steps ", BIOSes can be and are, different, so you need to use different methods on each. It is different inside the Windows operating system because you can be guided around the different settings (and I don't think many of us know or might remember the Win NT system).

If the "bootable disk test" works and you are happy to do so, try a format reinstall of Win NT. It would be too old for us to try to give you any guidance with it (I couldn't guide anyone through technical problems in Win 95 any more ).

Many people will yell "get a new computer" at you. Some people don't mind chugging along on an older model. If your system keeps doing strange things though, it is probably time to update.

Matt

 

Ok, is there any hardware problem, maybe riser card problem? but dont think so riser card problem, coz floppy disk drive can detected. I will try to use bootable cd, if can boot from cd mean the Win NT is problem.


agep79

 

Matt,

My reasoning for checking the BIOS is whether or not it detects optical drives it is possible with most BIOS to disable the IDE controllers, if the secondary controller is disabled then any drive connected to it won't work.

 

agep79,

The floppy controller is a completely different subsystem and would not be affected whether your IDE controllers work or not. And yes if you can boot from a CD then NT is the problem not the drive.

Can you supply me with the information I requested earlier?