HELP: New CD-RW and DVD Rom doesn't work on Asus A7V ACPI

[inquisitiveman2002]

Hello all,
I have an old Asus A7V ACPI Bios Rev. 1003 using Award Medallion Bios
V6.0. Now the problem is that i took out the old cd and cd-rw drive
and replaced them with a new faster cd-rw and DVD rom drive. It sees
the 2 drives in the BIOS, but it doesn't recognize it under windows
explorer in Windows XP. A friend told me that the 2 new drives are not
compatible with my system. I was wondering if i updated the Bios,
would it work? Also, what Bios would i update? The Asus Bios or Award
Medallion? What is the difference between the two anyway? Thanks
guys/gals.

Darren

 

[KC Computers]

I have an old Asus A7V ACPI Bios Rev. 1003 using Award Medallion Bios

V6.0. Now the problem is that i took out the old cd and cd-rw drive
and replaced them with a new faster cd-rw and DVD rom drive. It sees
the 2 drives in the BIOS, but it doesn't recognize it under windows
explorer in Windows XP. A friend told me that the 2 new drives are not
compatible with my system. I was wondering if i updated the Bios,
would it work?

You should not have to update the BIOS to get those drives
working. Did you jumper them properly? What happens if you
try one at a time?

 

[inquisitiveman2002]

I still have the same problem with trying one at a time. What is
interesting is that in Windows XP safe mode, it sees both drives(DVD
and CDRW). Really weird.