On 19-03-10 06:28, Nilesh Govindarajan wrote:
Okay _some_ success after converting it to SATA using IDE<=>SATA
chip. It now reads DVD's inside the OS too.
But it doesn't read either CDs or DVDs from the RW group. This is
drive failure or I seriously need an 80 pin cable ?
I used to tell people that it couldn't hurt to use the better quality
(80 wire) cables, but i would not be suprised if those are neccesary
with current drives. Are the 40-wires types even still available?
Getting a new 80-wire (P)ATA cable shouldn't cost more than a few bucks,
so maybe that is an option?
Also, does dmesg tell you anything when trying to read a DVD?
mvg,
Guus
