stormhalter

Thanks for the insight folks. I am currently running Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional (MSDN Version). It worked before on another computer, so perhaps it's the mainboard. The previous computer also had Windows 2000 Professional. I will try flashing the BIOS to a more recent version if it's available and try the firmware upgrade on the drive as well.

Checked device manager. There was a generic listing. Disabled it and rebooted, no change. Removed it and rebooted, still no change. The DVD-ROM listens to commands like Eject if I were to right-click it in My Computer and choose Eject. I put in a DVD and I hear it spin up and read it. That's it though. Any other suggestions?

I have a Sony DVD ROM (DDU 1621) connected on the secondary IDE cable. It will show up in the BIOS on the master or slave connector on the IDE cable. It also shows up in Device Manager and in My Computer as "Compact Disc." Strangely enough I show two "Computer Disc" listings when I only have one DVD-ROM connected. Device Manager shows the device is working properly. It also is listed in the POST screen that shows IDE devices connected. Any idea on what might be happening? It won't read CDs or CD ROMs. I can connect a normal CD-ROM on the master or slave IDE and read it successfully.