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    CD-ROM error on boot after replacing DVD Drive

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by Tae1, Oct 25, 2008.

  1. Tae1

    Tae1 Notebook Consultant

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    Ok so I have a Toshiba Qosmio F20/574 and I'm trying to replace the factory DVD drive (TEAC DV-W28E) with a Liteon DS-8A1P (f/w CX12). With or without a DVD drive Im getting a CD-ROM error on boot. The only time I do not get it is when I boot with the factory DVD drive.

    Here are the things I've tried...
    -Cleared the CMOS
    -Removed the bezel to make sure its plug all the way in
    -used the EEPROM utility to set the drive to slave.
    -tested the drive in another laptop
    -unistalled the factory dvd drive through device manager and tried to boot with the new dvd drive

    Here are the things I found weird...
    - in the BIOS (ACP BIOS 1.30) under Device I/O it shows the Hard Drive and cd drive but its not listed by name, its showing only the IRQ of the master and secondary IDE controller (Built-in HDD Primary IDE (1F0H/IRQ14), CD-ROM Secondary IDE (170H/IRQ15)). This doesnt change, even if I boot without a DVD-Drive.
    -There is no BIOS update available for this laptop. This is a Toshiba from Japan and Ive tried using Qosmio F20 BIOS 1.40 from another region but it doesnt work.
    -I cant seem to find an update firmware for the Liteon DS-8A1P (CX17)

    I cannot think of anything else to try. I really need help! Any ideas?
     
    Tae1, Oct 25, 2008
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