Samsung SATA DVD Rom Problems

**Jango** · 24-06-09, 10:14 PM

Hi guys,
I was hoping someone might be able to steer me in the right direction wioth a problem I have with a newly installed SATA Samsung DVD Rom Drive.

A little background - I have the following specs:

* Abit MB with 6 sata ports
* Using 2 x SATA ports for HDD's
* Using 3 x IDE ports for a HDD and 2 x DVD Burners

The other day I installed a Via Sata Card. No problems there. I also installed a SATA Samsung DVD Rom Drive. I plugged this into one of the available SATA ports on the MB. For the first few days there was no problem. Yesterday I started getting a 'fail to boot HDD' error message when I'd turn the PC on. THe startup sequence would also list the Samsung SATA drive just before the fail message.

This is what I did:
* Turned power off at the wall socket and rebooted - all worked OK. But if I restarted and let it boot I'd get the same error message.
* Changed the boot sequence of the HDD's - THis did not work
* Unplugged the Samsung SATA DVD Rom drive from one of the SATA ports and rebooted - This worked OK

THe only way I could get it stable was to plug the Samsung SATA DVD Rom drive into one of the SATA ports on the Via PCI card.

Does anyone know why it would not boot correctly when plugged into a SATA port on the MB?

Any assistance greatly appreciated
Thanks

**Philquad** · 26-06-09, 04:23 PM

is 1st boot device set to hdd?
i know you said hdd order is right

**Jango** · 27-06-09, 01:09 PM

Yes it is.

All is working fine when the dvd rom is plugged into a sata port on the pci card, but not when the dvd rom is plugged into one of the 4 x free sata ports on the motherboard. Any clues guys?

**Philquad** · 28-06-09, 07:52 PM

it dont sound right
plug it into motherboard
set bios defaults, change to 1st boot hdd,2nd cd
check hdd order.

**Studio1** · 19-07-09, 09:46 AM

I tried one of those add-in SATA cards once and it was a total failure. The machine had problems seeing it, or seeing the drives, sometimes it would work, sometimes not.
In the end I tossed it and fitted a new motherboard with onboard SATA.

I have also noticed that some machines have difficulties distinguishing between different IDE and SATA drives when you have both connected to a system.

Boot errors and configuration seem to be the main problems.

24-06-09, 10:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jango Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 139 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 5	Samsung SATA DVD Rom Problems Hi guys, I was hoping someone might be able to steer me in the right direction wioth a problem I have with a newly installed SATA Samsung DVD Rom Drive. A little background - I have the following specs: * Abit MB with 6 sata ports * Using 2 x SATA ports for HDD's * Using 3 x IDE ports for a HDD and 2 x DVD Burners The other day I installed a Via Sata Card. No problems there. I also installed a SATA Samsung DVD Rom Drive. I plugged this into one of the available SATA ports on the MB. For the first few days there was no problem. Yesterday I started getting a 'fail to boot HDD' error message when I'd turn the PC on. THe startup sequence would also list the Samsung SATA drive just before the fail message. This is what I did: * Turned power off at the wall socket and rebooted - all worked OK. But if I restarted and let it boot I'd get the same error message. * Changed the boot sequence of the HDD's - THis did not work * Unplugged the Samsung SATA DVD Rom drive from one of the SATA ports and rebooted - This worked OK THe only way I could get it stable was to plug the Samsung SATA DVD Rom drive into one of the SATA ports on the Via PCI card. Does anyone know why it would not boot correctly when plugged into a SATA port on the MB? Any assistance greatly appreciated Thanks

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26-06-09, 04:23 PM	#2
Philquad Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: nelson bay Age: 42 Posts: 1,373 Thanks: 17 Thanked 215 Times in 103 Posts Rep Power: 40	is 1st boot device set to hdd? i know you said hdd order is right

27-06-09, 01:09 PM	#3
Jango Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 139 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 5	Yes it is. All is working fine when the dvd rom is plugged into a sata port on the pci card, but not when the dvd rom is plugged into one of the 4 x free sata ports on the motherboard. Any clues guys?

28-06-09, 07:52 PM	#4
Philquad Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: nelson bay Age: 42 Posts: 1,373 Thanks: 17 Thanked 215 Times in 103 Posts Rep Power: 40	it dont sound right plug it into motherboard set bios defaults, change to 1st boot hdd,2nd cd check hdd order.

19-07-09, 09:46 AM	#5
Studio1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Inside the toaster Posts: 921 Thanks: 27 Thanked 25 Times in 21 Posts Rep Power: 22	I tried one of those add-in SATA cards once and it was a total failure. The machine had problems seeing it, or seeing the drives, sometimes it would work, sometimes not. In the end I tossed it and fitted a new motherboard with onboard SATA. I have also noticed that some machines have difficulties distinguishing between different IDE and SATA drives when you have both connected to a system. Boot errors and configuration seem to be the main problems.