IDE CD-ROM on A1200

[ZeBeeDee]

Have you tried putting the drive back into the PC to confirm it's operational?

What's the name of the interface the drive's plugged into?

It might pay you to uninstall any software for the interface then re-install it. Changing drives as you have done might cause the software to malfunction as it could be expecting the old drive to still be connected.

[ZeBeeDee]

alx wrote:

>What's the name of the interface the drive's plugged into?

How'd I find this out? (haven't done anything hardware-wise with a Classic for a long, long time!)  As for re-installing the software, I'll do that if nothing else works, although I'd rather not otherwise as it was installed with I got the A1200 and I don't know how hard it is to configure.

Look on both the actual interface and the underside of the enclosure (box) for any labels or names

[ZeBeeDee]

alx wrote:
There isn't an enclosure - it's just a dodgy-looking bare board hanging out the side of the machine :lol: .

Dodgy looking is right  :lol:

Decent picture

I'm leaning towards my original diagnosis concerning removing the software then re-installing it. IDE-Fix '97 was a temperamental  beast for me until I brought an Elbox 4x Buffered IDE Interface with  EIDE'99 software.

EIDE Interface

[ZeBeeDee]

You need to re-run the CDFSPrefs and re-detect the CD-ROM drive since you've changed it. The interface is still looking for the old one as per it's settings.  :-)

[ZeBeeDee]

Have you checked the cables to ensure they are correctly attached at both ends?

Try running FindDevice in the Prefs folder. Click on each device listed in turn and see if your CD drive is recognized. Once (and if) it's found click on Save then exit the program.

[ZeBeeDee]

Ok ...

Checked the jumper settings on the drives?

I'm running out of possible solutions and checks here unless it's the interface at fault which seems unlikely.

[ZeBeeDee]

run through your hardware setup ... list what drives are connected to where on the interface

[ZeBeeDee]

I'd say the interface is failing then. Your setup looks correct from here.

Only way to tell for sure is to get hold of another interface and try that.

Addendum: May 9th 2007 - A working interface has just come into my possession. PM me if you want to give it a try.