Ricoh MP 7200A CDRW IDE controller problem please please help !

[webwizard]

I have just built a new PC System and have just fitted a new IDE Ricoh 20x10x40 MP 7200A CDRW-Writer. As soon as i connect the IDE cable to the MP 7200A Re-writer and boot the PC i get a conflict on the secondary IDE controller ( dual fifo ) in device manager that the MP 7200A CD Writer is connected to as a Slave device. The Ricoh instruction manual says that if i get this problem i need to download some new IDE controllers from the Gigabyte website to which i have downloaded some of the latest IDE controllers from there website that is supposed to be for my motherboard ( Gigabyte GA-8TM ) but they do not solve the problem. Does anyone know where i can find some new IDE controller drivers that might solve this problem please ?? I would like to thank anyone in advance that might be able to help me solve this problem.

System configuration:
Pentium 4 1.7Ghz cpu
512 mb Rimms (4 x 128mb Samsung MR16R)
Gigabyte GA-8TM Motherboard ( Version 0.1 )
Bios Version 1.00 Manufacturer AMI
40 Gb Fujitsu Hard Drive & 60Gb IBM HardDrive
3D Prophet II MX 64Mb Graphics Card
Addon's 12X DVD_Rom

[SW-212B]

You should try to connect your cd-writer to secondary master.Slaves can't actually make a cd-writer function efficiently

[Wayniac]

Just a couple of things to check, as to rule out the unknows..

1. Double-check the jumper settings on your DVD-rom and CD-writer.

2. Have you gone into your BIOS setup facility after you inserted the writer, and 'searched' for the drive?

You may have already done these steps.
Hope to speak soon. :-)

[webwizard]

Hi SW-212B & Wayniac i have tried the the writer as a slave & a master. And have checked the jumpers on both the drives which seem to be ok. But thanks for your suggestions though i appreciate your help {8) but each time i connect the writer & search for the drive in the bios it just comes up with not installed on both by Hard drives & cd-writer & dvd-drive. but if i remove the CD-writer everything else is detected ok the hard drives are then found & the dvd-rom drive is found also. My motherboard just tells me each time i connect the CD-writer & try and boot the system that the ATAPI is incompatible. This incompatible ATAPI then knocks out my hard drives & DVD-Rom drive. The Ricoh Manual says that if i get this problem during the installation i should download some new IDE drivers from my motherboards website to which i have tried the latest IDE drivers on the gigabyte website that is supposed to be for my motherboard but these have no effect. I have also tried contacting gigabyte but no reply 8( Does any know where to find some new IDE drives for the my motherboard ( Gigabyte GA-8TM ) as gigabyte are useless with there tech support. Thanks again for all your time and any help you can give me to help solve this problem.

[xoticrox]

You might want to check the CD that came with the mobo to se if it has updated drivers for the ide bus

[webwizard]

Hi xoticrox
I have checked the Ricoh Cd through but no IDE drivers anywhere to be found {8( But thanks for your suggestion.

[Slats]

I think he meant the cd of your motherboard not the cd form ricoh :)

Slats

[webwizard]

Hi Slats
I had looked at the Motherboard CD-Rom before but could not find any IDE drivers on it. But i just had another look this time going deeper through every sub folder and i found tucked away some UltraATA 6.03.009 drivers i installed them and now my CD writer is now recognised by my system & everything seems to work just fine {8) I would like to thank. SW-212B, Wayniac, xoticrox, & Slats for there time & help with helping me to fix this problem

Thanks everyone
Webwizard {8)

[Slats]

Np's :)
it;s great to see u got it all working! :)
damn fine burner also :)

Slats

[Wayniac]

Your welcom, m8.

"I love it when a plan comes together."

-Hannibal, the A-Team. Still at large.

~~Wayniac~~ :-)

[Slats]

Apparently this drive, Ricoh 7200A can do safedisk v2 with firmware 1.10..

as stated on this site and a few others

http://www.geocities.com/pcp-freak/4cdfreaks/SafeDisc2.html

Slats

[webwizard]

Thanks for the firmware link Slats :) I just done my first CDR burn and I'm amazed at the speed this Ricoh 7200A drive burns a CDR. It just burned a 500mb CDR in about three and a half minutes. My old Hewlett Packard Writer takes up to 60 minutes to burn a CDR with this amount of data. Now i don't know what to do with all that spear time i have ROFL :) Thanks again everyone for all your help it's very much appreciated.