CD-ROM Drive Use Crashes Computer - Very Wierd

[Guest]

This is kind of crazy, but...

I have an "old" computer that I turned into a server.

It has:

AMD 64 3200+
2GB OCZ Dual Channel DDR400
OCZ 540W PowerStream Power Supply ($160 PSU)
Soltek Socket 939 MB with VIA Chipset
ATI X800XT AIW

Usually this is my server but my other computers all have a PCI-E GPU
in them.
MY AIW is AGP so I have to keep it in the server.
I don't own a TV and my wife and I LOVE football.
Therefore we need to find a way to watch football using the AIW while
not on a server OS.

Sooo... here's the start of the problem:

1) I put in an IDE HDD so I could install XP Pro on it for the AIW.

2) Booted up the install disc for XP and after 5 attempts of the
computer crashing during CD-ROM access I decided to install the OS on
another system.

3) I installed the OS on another system and ran SYSPREP to Reseal the
installation.

4) I transferred the installation back onto the server and did
updates/installs of everything I needed.

5) I tried using the CD-ROM and a few seconds later I got just a black
screen.

Note I have two CD-ROM drives in the computer, one is a CDRW/DVD and
the other a CDRW/DVDRW.
Both are basically brand new and never had problems before.

I just can't understand why they are causing the system to crash...
they are a master and slave combo on their own IDE drive. The HDD is
on it's own IDE channel. Any ideas?

 

[Guest]

That's weird, I spelt (and that is the correct usage as it's not just a
hardy European wheat) wierd wrong...

 

[Bob I]

Problem with the secondary IDE header? Try the cd plugged in as slave on
the Primary IDE cable.