lost dvd drives

[frustrated]

only way i can get comp to work is disable dvds in safe mode then computer
will start if i enable it freezes at startup or when i try to enable again
xp pro sp3 p4 3.73ghz with 4gb ram asus p5n32e-sli mb ati allinwonder x1900
graphics card.
dvds pioneer dvd rw dvr 110d and a nec dvdrw nd-3540a

 

[Elmo]

Only way I can get comp to work is disable dvds in safe mode, then computer
will start. If I enable, it freezes at startup or when I try to enable again.
XP pro sp3 p4 3.73ghz with 4gb ram, Asus p5n32e-sli mb, ATI all-in-wonder x1900
graphics card.
DVDs: Pioneer dvd rw dvr 110d and a NEC dvd rw nd-3540a

Did this ever work with the current setup? If not, you may need to
change some jumpers to make them CS (cable select), or one Master and
one Slave per channel.

 

[Paul]

only way i can get comp to work is disable dvds in safe mode then computer
will start if i enable it freezes at startup or when i try to enable again
xp pro sp3 p4 3.73ghz with 4gb ram asus p5n32e-sli mb ati allinwonder x1900
graphics card.
dvds pioneer dvd rw dvr 110d and a nec dvdrw nd-3540a

Do you keep in touch with the VIP forums at all ?

http://vip.asus.com/forum/topic.aspx?board_id=1&model=P5N32-E+SLI&SLanguage=en-us

There are ~1800 threads in there, and many tales of woe based on
BIOS version used. You might also investigate the driver situation.
I don't have your board, but it is possible that the IDE interface
uses either the Microsoft default IDE driver, or it could be using
whatever Nvidia bundles in the chipset driver.

I used this, to find two different versions of drivers. The second
driver mentions 680i.

http://www.nvidia.com/Download/Find.aspx?lang=en-us

This is what is offered in 9.64.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/nforce_winxp_9.64.html

nForce 790i Ultra SLI
nForce 790i SLI
nForce 780i SLI
nForce 680i SLI
nForce 680i LT SLI

Windows XP Driver Versions:

* Ethernet Driver (v67.74) WHQL
* Network Management Tools (v67.74) "Sedona"
* SMBus Driver (v4.62) WHQL
* Installer (v5.73)
* SataRAID Driver (v9.99.09) WHQL
* SataIDE Driver (v9.99.09) WHQL <---- Installation optional ?
* RAIDTOOL Application (v9.99.09) "Sedona"

It is possible, when you installed the chipset drivers, that
tick boxes were offered for a custom install. At that point,
people don't necessarily install everything that is offered.
To try the Microsoft default IDE driver for example, you
might untick the SataIDE driver box.

Paul