Solved: Issue with SATA Dvd burner

[ryanjoachim]

So, up till yesterday both my sata HD and dvd burner were both recognized by Vista (and xp) and I was able to use them.

For some reason the dvd burner is no longer showing up in the bios, at startup, or in the OS. It still has power, but I can't figure out how to bring it back...

Any ideas?

Using custom install of Vista (basically ultimate)

 

[Specsnow]

Hi there,

Do you know the moel number for the drive? It is possible that somehow the firmware was corrupt, amking it unrecognizable. If you download a new firmware image and write it to the drive, that is, if you are able, it could solve your problem.

Also, I would recommend trying it on a different SATA channel first, just to be sure the channel is not the problem.


Hope this helps.

 

[ryanjoachim]

Are sata drives hot-swapable?

Or should I just power down?

 

[dustyjay]

I would power down.

 

[Specsnow]

Definitely power down. Some are swappable and some aren't. it is hard to tell just by looking, so play it safe. =)

 

[ryanjoachim]

so...changing the sata channel worked...

But why? why would the original port all of a sudden not work?

 

[Specsnow]

Great! Glad to help.