iMac - Wont Detect CD Drive

tcbluejayfan · tcbluejayfan #1 (**permalink**)

02-19-2009, 08:01 PM

I have a 700 mhz iMac G4 that wont detect the cd rom drive. Ive tried changing the jumpers around on both the drive and the hard drive, and ive tried putting a different drive in, but it still will not detect the cd rom drive.

kahlil88 · kahlil88 #2 (**permalink**)

02-19-2009, 10:06 PM

You might have a damaged IDE cable, or just a bunch of bad CD drives.

tcbluejayfan · tcbluejayfan #3 (**permalink**)

02-22-2009, 06:08 PM

i dont think its the ide cable because the hard drive comes up just fine and they are on the same cable. any other ideas?

chscag · chscag #4 (**permalink**)

02-22-2009, 08:09 PM

Swap the cable out with another, just in case. Sometimes one connector on the cable is OK while the other is not. Make sure the HDD is jumpered as Master, and CD drive as slave.

Regards.

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tcbluejayfan #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 19, 2009 Posts: 51	02-19-2009, 08:01 PM I have a 700 mhz iMac G4 that wont detect the cd rom drive. Ive tried changing the jumpers around on both the drive and the hard drive, and ive tried putting a different drive in, but it still will not detect the cd rom drive.
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chscag #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 32,044 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, iPad 3rd Gen., 3 iPods	02-22-2009, 08:09 PM Swap the cable out with another, just in case. Sometimes one connector on the cable is OK while the other is not. Make sure the HDD is jumpered as Master, and CD drive as slave. Regards.
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