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    IDE Controller problem

    Was asked by a friend to have a look at a second-hand PC he'd got.

    Problem was that neither of the optical drives were being recognised by either the BIOS or Windows (ME).
    After a bit of research online I swapped the ribbon cables over (HDD connected to IDE2 and optical drives to IDE1), and then back again.
    This solved the problem, but only temporarily; after a couple of reboots the drives vanished.
    Anyone know if this is repairable or is the IDE controller on the mobo shot?

    I tried changing cables, drives, checked the jumper settings etc. No effect.
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    If new know good cables didn't fix it, then the mobo is shot.

    He could get an add-on PCI controller for $20 or so and use the new one instead.

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    Thanks Sterling. Thought so.

    The PC is pretty old and he got it for nowt, so no great loss.
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