Tricky problem here with new motherboard

Mr_Fuchs · 05-29-05, 02:05 PM

OK - I have 4 CD Drives in my tower, and I need to be able to boot from at least 2 of them (ideally all 4)

I have an ASUS p5gd1 motherboard

with ONE standard PARALLEL ATA IDE Port. and (RAID?) TWO PARALLEL ATA IDE ports.

my 2 hard drives are in the IDE port

the 4 CD Drives are running through the raid ports.

The Drives work fine in windows. And are detected in the second screen after POST

However during post they arn't mentioned, and they arn't in BIOS. In BIOS they are listed as detected.

A step further, after they are detected in the second screen it does recognize there is a bootable CD in the drive, but I have no option to actually boot from it.

What am I doing wrong ?

--- Using CDs from the 2 extra IDE ports arn't mentioned in the manual.

Mr_Fuchs · 05-29-05, 03:41 PM

Help ?

Barret · 05-29-05, 05:13 PM

Try these steps:
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000217.htm

I didnt know you could use CD drives in a RAID.

Uhm. Do you have extra IDE ports?

Mr_Fuchs · 05-29-05, 05:37 PM

no man.. that link is for cd drives in an ide setup -- i dont have extra ide ports

05-29-05, 02:05 PM	Thread Starter #1
Mr_Fuchs Disabled Join Date: May 2005 Location: Rockaway Beach (Outskirts of NYC)	Tricky problem here with new motherboard OK - I have 4 CD Drives in my tower, and I need to be able to boot from at least 2 of them (ideally all 4) I have an ASUS p5gd1 motherboard with ONE standard PARALLEL ATA IDE Port. and (RAID?) TWO PARALLEL ATA IDE ports. my 2 hard drives are in the IDE port the 4 CD Drives are running through the raid ports. The Drives work fine in windows. And are detected in the second screen after POST However during post they arn't mentioned, and they arn't in BIOS. In BIOS they are listed as detected. A step further, after they are detected in the second screen it does recognize there is a bootable CD in the drive, but I have no option to actually boot from it. What am I doing wrong ? --- Using CDs from the 2 extra IDE ports arn't mentioned in the manual.
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05-29-05, 03:41 PM	Thread Starter #2
Mr_Fuchs Disabled Join Date: May 2005 Location: Rockaway Beach (Outskirts of NYC)	Help ?
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05-29-05, 05:13 PM	#3
Barret Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: ^The trunk..	Try these steps: http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000217.htm I didnt know you could use CD drives in a RAID. Uhm. Do you have extra IDE ports? __________________ "If computers get too powerful, we can organize them into a committee -- that will do them in." -Bradley's Bromide "Why is it drug addicts and computer afficionados are both called users?" -Clifford Stoll "Home computers are being called upon to perform many new functions, including the consumption of homework formerly eaten by the dog." -Doug Larson My Heat. Last edited by Barret; 05-29-05 at 05:20 PM.
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05-29-05, 05:37 PM	Thread Starter #4
Mr_Fuchs Disabled Join Date: May 2005 Location: Rockaway Beach (Outskirts of NYC)	no man.. that link is for cd drives in an ide setup -- i dont have extra ide ports
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