P4C800-E DLX 1018 IDE problem

[Andre]

Hi,

I use my P4C800-E Deluxe since one year and it's seems to be a very stable
motherboard.

I use Win XP Pro with a P4 3.2c and 1 GB DDR 400
1 x Maxtor 200 GB SATA HDD,
1 x Plextor DVD writer 708A as master on secondary IDE port,
1 x Plextor DVD player 116A as slave on the secondary IDE port too.
1 x ATI AIW Radeon 9700 Pro...
1 x SB Audigy 2

No problem until a few days ago.

But since some days, it's impossible to copy the files from a CD or a DVD to
the hard disk by using my DVD player connected as slave on the secondary IDE
port. Of course, I replaced this player by a new one and it's the same
problem.
I tried also with other CD and DVD media with no better end.
Every task as DVDshrink, Smartripper or simply a copy/paste from a CD/DVD
placed in the DVD player give me the same error message regarding an "I/O
peripheral error"

But, if I place the same CD or DVD in the DVD writer (master on the same IDE
port) it is ok.
Very slow but OK. I can copy files to the HDD as always.

I replaced my complete OS and programs by ghosting a previous version
(before SP2) and the problem remains.

Where's the shit ?
Can someone help me ?

Thanks

Andre

 

[Michael S.]

Andre--are there any yellow bangs in Device Manager for your optical drives?
Silly question, but have you tried a new IDE cable and the cable is secure
in both drives and in the motherboard header? Have you tried deleting and
reloading the drivers for the optical drives?

MikeSp

 

[Raymond]

Obviously the drive is okay, the OS is okay,
though I would've never suspected that anyway,
the other suspect is the cable.

 

[Romano]

Obviously the drive is okay, the OS is okay,
though I would've never suspected that anyway,
the other suspect is the cable.

excuseme you 3200 is prescott? end yes not problem?