[sclug] sclug Digest, Vol 118, Issue 7

[Neil Haughton]

On 31 July 2013 13:00, <sclug-request at sclug.org.uk> wrote:

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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Graham <cascade.information at gmail.com>
> To: sclug at sclug.org.uk
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> Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 16:19:36 +0100
> Subject: Re: [sclug] sclug Digest, Vol 118, Issue 6
> >>
> > Thanks for that, but sadly my motherboard has not heard of SATA! It's
> PATA
> > all the way down....
> >
> > The only SATA drive I have is an external one used for data backups
> through
> > USB, and not normally plugged in.
> >
> > I've found  I can actually boot from my 'old' DVD reader (after
> reinstating
> > it in place of the new drive), so the problem appears to be associated
> with
> > the new DVD writer. I have sent it back for replacement (or to be
> specific,
> > I reported the problem and was asked to return it for replacement).
> >
> > Let's see what the replacement does.
> >
> > Neil
>
> Then I'd definitely double-check the DVD jumpers.
> If it is on a cable on its own, it must be the master,
> If it is on a cable with a drive, the drive should be master.
> Cable select is a waste of ink, dont use it.
> (Older) BIOS's on the MB or DVD evolved out of the goo.
>
> Graham
>
>
>
I'm absolutely certain that unless the published Samsung documentation is
incorrect, the jumper is set to Master (RH pair of pins when looking at the
jumper block) and the DVD device is on the end of the cable. It's the only
device on that cable, on IDE channel 1 on the MB. My old DVD reader happily
boots when directly substituted.

Neil

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