Originally posted by greypigeon@Feb 8 2003, 06:45 PM
Had the same problem and this was the trick that worked for me
Make sure to backup this registry settings first !!!
Remove the Upperfilters and Lowerfilters values completely from the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
Click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT Go to the branch indicated above, locate the Upperfilters and Lowerfilters values. Right click each and select Delete.
greypigeon
How does editing the registry settings in windows help in detecting the drives in BIOS. If the drives are not detected in BIOS itself, how will they be recognized in windows?
I would suggest getting a new IDE cable and setting the jumper on the DVD drive to Cable Select and then connect it to the IDE controller. Maybe then BIOS will detect the DVD drive.
Before doing this I do have a couple of questions. Were any other devices hooked up to this particular IDE channel before you tried connecting this DVD drive? Were those devices being recognized by BIOS. I would also suggest to try and connect another device on this particular IDE channel. If that one is not recognized either, I am pretty much sure that your IDE controller (primary or secondary) has gone bust!!
Secondly, which IDE channel are you trying to connect this device to? Do you have an onboard RAID controller on your motherboard?