DVD Drive

[ace777]

Hi all, I got a DVD drive for christmas and am just now trying to install it I inserted the cables as the instructions told me to do and when I try to play a movie in WMPlayer it says that The operation cannot be performed because the pins are not connected.What can i do to fix this?

-THANKS

 

[^Mike^]

Is the ribbon cable in properly, also do you have an extra one you could put on instead?

 

[xcomputer]

the pins :S .. u make sure. when u installed the IDE cable that the red (line of the cbale) was @ pin number 1. . and slson that none of the pins r broken or have bended

 

[^Mike^]

the pins :S .. u make sure. when u installed the IDE cable that the red (line of the cbale) was @ pin number 1. . and slson that none of the pins r broken or have bended

yeah check for the red line, that's a common mistake.

 

[ace777]

k sorry for the noob question but what is pin 1

 

[xcomputer]

@ the back of ur dvd drive. were the 40 pin ide cables connects.. there will be an indication were no. 1 pin goes

 

[Raffaz]

Pin 1 will either be marked on the drive with a 1 or an arrow. and its the same on the mobo aswell. Chances are that you have got keyed cables if its a new system, so they will only go in 1 way. I would try another cable. And it seems a bit strange that the drive is recognised if the cable isnt connected

 

[xcomputer]

lol yyea true. usually its say. drive not connected properly or nothing will read @ all.. strange to say that ur pins are not connected.

 

[^Mike^]

And it seems a bit strange that the drive is recognizing if the cable isnt connected

That's exactly what I was thinking, that's kind of weird.

 

[xcomputer]

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