device not responding -- which one?

[Amy]

I've been getting the following recurring error on my computer:

The device, \Device\Ide\IdePort1, did not respond within the timeout period.

How do I know which "device" this refers to? When I look at the Device
Manager both my hard drives & cd-drives are listed with IDE under the
description.

I know it refers to either my 2nd hard drive or my CD-RW drive. Googling
did not help me clarify, as I found the exact same error associated with both
hard drives & cd drives.

I saw a suggestion to update my ATA controller & this didn't help. I also
saw a suggestion to check internal connections, but would prefer to know
which device's connections I need to check before I open up my computer. I'm
hoping my new hard drive isn't dying.

 

[JS]

Power down the PC,
Next check the ribbon cable to your CD-RW to see if it's not loose.

If it seams to be fully inserted then disconnect the ribbon cable
from the CD-RW and reboot the PC,
if the error message no longer occurs then it's the CD-RW drive.

JS