Ultrabay Not Detected ???

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cyanide959 · #1 Post by **cyanide959** » Tue May 23, 2006 11:09 pm

Hey guys, I replaced my keyboard bezel and ultrabay release latch and cover and now my T22 for some strange reason will not detect the ultrabay dvd drive nor a floppy when inserted. I went into the bios and even tried to boot with cdrom but it goes straight into windows and i also tried to reset bios to default but still nothing. it is getting power and i can hear the cd spinning but just not being recognized? any ideas on this one?

skou · #2 Post by **skou** » Tue May 23, 2006 11:23 pm

See if your ultrabay drives are going in all the way. Sounds like they aren't connecting with the contacts.

steve

cyanide959 · #3 Post by **cyanide959** » Wed May 24, 2006 1:30 pm

i made sure it is connected all the way and even applied extra pressure. i'm tryin to install fedora core 4 with dvd install disc but bios is still not picking up the ultrabay. has anyone experienced this problem? this really sucks if i have to take it all apart again :-\

Website · #4 Post by **tfflivemb2** » Wed May 24, 2006 1:33 pm

Is the little black level going all the way back in?

cyanide959 · #5 Post by **cyanide959** » Wed May 24, 2006 3:49 pm

tfflivemb2 wrote:Is the little black level going all the way back in?

thats what i replaced because it would not release but ya it does go back all the way and clicks into place. When you are in XP, doesn't it make a sound when u release it and pull out the drive and then when u snap it back in, it makes that noise, kind of like a short "ding ding" or is that only with a pcmcia card, i forget but, its not making that ding sound at all within XP with the ultrabay, just the pcmcia card. I just noticed the light on the dvd drive is blinking on and off consistently too. I'm gonna fool around with it some more tonight. do u guys have any suggestions on what i should do when i take it apart again. am i missing a step when screwing in the ultrabay or something?

Website · #6 Post by **tfflivemb2** » Wed May 24, 2006 4:37 pm

Yes, it is supposed to make the "Ding-ding" noise that you are talking about.

I would take it apart and make sure that everything is connected right. It sounds like you are getting power, atleast, but maybe not a solid connection.

Orevin · #7 Post by **Orevin** » Thu May 25, 2006 1:39 pm

There is a little switch on the I/O board. Make sure it is not broken and activated by the release latch. Here is a picture of what I'm talking about.

Ultrabay Not Detected ???

Ultrabay Not Detected ???

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