Hey guys! So I got my new PC case, and moved everything over, and did a fairly good cable management job. However... When starting my PC, it will show the BIOS screen (the Press Del screen) and then go to "Detecting drives . . ." It will stay at this screen for approx 3-5 minutes. Then boot, and run completely normal. However, if I press the DEL key to get in to BIOS, it will go to "Detecting drives . . ." and then after the wait, go in to BIOS. In boot priority, it is first, followed by Cd-ROM, then removable drive. (Should I disable this?) It's running in SATA Port 3, so I was thinking maybe that's the issue? Or does the BIOS near-instantly detect them if there are no issues? It's a Western Digital 500gb 7200 RPM 16mb cache drive, if that helps. I didn't change any hardware between switching, only the case. Also. My CD-ROM drive is detected in BIOS, but will not show up in "Computer" under my hDD. Nor will it open when I press it. Is it a possibility that it's getting shorted out and that's why it hangs, and will show up in BIOS but not boot? I'm pretty much out of ideas now. :C Can boot device times be affected by which SATA port it's in? I'd need a longer cable to reach Port 1, but I don't know if that would help or not. ( I could get a cable tomorrow.) Here's my PC: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit . Kingston HyperX 8gb DDR3 1600mhz Sapphire 6870 1gb. Phenom II x4 975BE. Zalman Z9 Mid Case. Corsair GS600 PSU. The CD drive is an LG, but specifics I can't say.
Sounds like the cd drive has a fault/short/incorrect fitting as if it wont even open it got to be a hardware problem as it should open even straight after you've pressed the comps power button.I would unplug the cd drive completely and see if it boots normally.
Unplug them all and reconnect one and boot then add another. Should show you which cable/drive is playing up. Sent on my CM10 JB powered i9100 by TapaTalk 2
I got it. I ungplugged the CD Drive ,and it still sat at "detecting drives . . ." So I plugged it back in (with a different SATA cable) and it worked. Turns out it was the CD drive causing me to hang, not the HDD. So everything is working correctly now. I had to wait 2 days to get the new cables.