Hi everyone, the other week I installed a new gfx card into my machine as well as a new PSU to run it. Everything went fine and every wire is where it should be (I've checked 5 times now!) but my DVD drive is no longer being recognised properly by the pc. It's getting power as the busy light on the front is permanently on but I can't open the drive or locate it in the My Computer folder and in the Device Manager it is showing up as Generic DVD-ROM SCSI CD-ROM Device. Trust me, it is definately a DVD-RW so I don't know what's going on with it. As I said, all the wires, leads, jumpers etc are in the correct place and order but when the pc boots up, it displays a message saying that Secondary Drive 1 Could not be found, press F1 to continue or F2 to enter setup. In setup, it's just reading the secondary drive as Unknown Device

The PSU=400W
The Graphics card is a Geforce 6800xt
I'm not sure of the DVD Drive make as it came ready installed on the Dell pc it's sat in. I'm currently running Windows XP SP2


Hope you can help me, I'm desperate, most of the stuff I have for my pc is on DVD

Thanks in advance


PS, just used the DAL scanner, here's the results, hope they help!

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OS Information:
PropertyValue
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional|C:\WINDOWS|\Device\Harddisk0\Partitio n2
Service Pack 2.0
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS


Processor:
PropertyValue
Current Clock Speed 3058
Description x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9
Manufacturer GenuineIntel
Name Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.06GHz

Current Clock Speed 3059
Description x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9
Manufacturer GenuineIntel
Name Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.06GHz


Memory (RAM):
PropertyValue
Bank Label
Capacity 536870912

Bank Label
Capacity 536870912

Bank Label
Capacity 268435456

Bank Label
Capacity 268435456

Total Memory Deteced in Hardware: ~1536 MB
Memory Reported to Operating System: 1535MB

Disk Drives:
PropertyValue
Description Disk drive
Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
Model WDC WD800BB-75CAA0
Media Type Fixed hard disk media
Size 79999073280 (~75 GB)
Number of Partitions 2

Description Disk drive
Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
Model WD 1200BB External USB Device
Media Type Fixed hard disk media
Size 120031511040 (~112 GB)
Number of Partitions 1


Installed Printers:
PropertyValue
Name HP Deskjet 5900 Series
Port Name USB002
Default True
Driver Name HP Deskjet 5900 Series


Motherboard:
PropertyValue
Manufacturer Dell Computer Corp.
Model
Name Base Board
Part Number
Product 0N2828
Serial Number ..CN4811139J00HS.
Version


BIOS:
PropertyValue
Manufacturer Dell Computer Corporation
Name Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A07
Release Date 20031106000000.000000+000
Version DELL - 7


Monitor:
PropertyValue
Description Plug and Play Monitor
Name Plug and Play Monitor
Screen Height 1024
Screen Width 1280


Keyboard:
PropertyValue
Description Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard


Pointing Device:
PropertyValue
Manufacturer Microsoft
Name PS/2 Compatible Mouse


Sound Card:
PropertyValue
Manufacturer Creative Technology Ltd.
Description Creative SB Live! Series (WDM)
Device ID PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0006&SUBSYS_10031102&REV_00\4&1C6 60DD6&0&08F0


Video Card:
PropertyValue
Adapter Compatibility NVIDIA
Adapter RAM 134217728
Description NVIDIA GeForce 6800 XT
Installed Display Drivers nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version 6.14.10.8195
Driver Date 11/11/2005 13:47:00
Video Mode Description 1280 x 1024 x 4294967296 colors


DirectX Installation:
PropertyValue
Version 6.03.01.0148


Modem:
PropertyValue
Model BCM V.90 56K Modem
Name BCM V.90 56K Modem


Network Adapters:
PropertyValue
Description Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection - Packet Scheduler Miniport
Description Packet Scheduler Miniport
Description Microsoft TV/Video Connection

External Ports:
PropertyValue
External Reference Designator
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Expansion Slots:
PropertyValue
Slot Designation PCI1
Slot Designation PCI2
Slot Designation PCI3
Slot Designation AGP1
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Okay, so nobody seems able to help me. I've asked a few techie friends here too and they can't help. Could it be that I've discovered a brand new malfunction? I'm hoping not!!

Anyway, I've read somewhere that it may be a driver problem. How would I go about finding new drivers for my DVD drive and installing them? I don't recall getting any with the pc....

Okay, tried to reinstall the drivers but still no dice. I can't understand this and don't understand how no-one seems to be able to help me with it! I really do feel like crying. Please help!