Hi folx !
It´s me again with another weird problem .
I´ve got a Gericom Hydrospeed (same as Fic Chino / NB2000)
Couple of days ago I decided to update the Firmware of my DVD.
Downloaded file ... updated ... everything ok.
Well from then on the problems startet. I rebooted the Notebook and it didn´t recognize the dvd anymore. Well I thoght, dvd is dead, try another one. I tried 10 different cdrom /dvd /combo drives but neither was acceptet. Next thing I did was to check my dvd in a friends notebook. Well and guess what: It works fine. Now thoght: Update the bios. But this didn´t solve my problem. Sisoft sandra says that there are "Disabled controllers" on the board and that I should check the BIOS. But the second port (thats where the cdrom is connected to) is activated !! One more interesteng thing: under win2k there is no more second port ! But the first one is here. And the notebook is ok. Everything works. Only the second port is gone ! Could that be a Bios failure ? Should i try to update the bios to an earlier version ? Tryed that but the flasher said: No space for dmi something and quits. Another thing I tried is cmos reset. But this was no help .... What could I do ? Some ideas ?
thanx.
Rado
Weird problem !!
Well, i was the same opinion as joe. But in the bios the settings were correct, and the dvd was connected to the board.
I remembered a program called tweakbios from miro.pair.com. With that one you can look into the chipset. I did download it, and there I saw that the second controller was disabled. Interesting ... Ok. Lets enable it. Boot to windows. DVD WORKED AGAIN !
Well in windows I saw that the dvd was SLAVE on the second port. So the bios disabled it, because there was no master ! My next idea was to reflash the old firmware (Now the cdrom was here and I could flash it). Reboot and voila ! Everything ok. DVD was master again. Something in the new firmware PLEASE BAN ME FOR SWEARING up my via-chipset because on the notebook of my friend the dvd was master !
greetings,
Rado
I remembered a program called tweakbios from miro.pair.com. With that one you can look into the chipset. I did download it, and there I saw that the second controller was disabled. Interesting ... Ok. Lets enable it. Boot to windows. DVD WORKED AGAIN !
Well in windows I saw that the dvd was SLAVE on the second port. So the bios disabled it, because there was no master ! My next idea was to reflash the old firmware (Now the cdrom was here and I could flash it). Reboot and voila ! Everything ok. DVD was master again. Something in the new firmware PLEASE BAN ME FOR SWEARING up my via-chipset because on the notebook of my friend the dvd was master !greetings,
Rado