comp won't boot with USB to IDE dvd rom plugged in

**mjs3350** · 08-08-2006, 11:33 PM

i just switched my dvd rom from IDE cable to USB-IDE adapter. the rom works fine with the adapter once in windows. however, i cannot boot with the rom plugged in. if the rom is plugged in via USB adapter when i attempt to boot, the comp will just hang on the VIA screen....then if i unplug the rom, it will continue to boot normally within 5 seconds. then if i plug it back in after it resumes the boot, the drive works fine. any ideas on what could be causing this? i tried google and searched here and only found one other person with the same problem, but no solution.

**DarquePervert** · 08-09-2006, 07:18 AM

Enter the BIOS setup and make certain that USB boot is disabled and that USB is not one of the options in your boot order.

**Jahntassa** · 08-09-2006, 09:43 AM

I have a system with a VIA motherboard, and it hangs on BIOS if I have my Sony DVD burner hooked up (USB). I haven't tried what Darque suggested, but I know the only way I can boot is unplug it.

Sounds like a glitch in VIA boards..

**mjs3350** · 08-10-2006, 08:39 PM

i can't find any option to turn off USB boot...i have my boot sequence to just boot off the HD, eveything else is disabled...i've tried disabling several things that i tohught could be it but it still doesn't work...

**mjs3350** · 08-11-2006, 03:08 PM

guess i'll have to attempt a 35" IDE

**MP3DUB** · 08-12-2006, 02:45 AM

What else is plugged into your root hub? I had a similar problem with my m10k (this was a few years ago, and I'm strugling to remember the remedy), and I think it didn't like the drain I was putting on the root usb hub, so I switched a few of the high draw devices to a external powered hub, I think. I can't really remember, all I remember is i had similar problems, and then I fixed it, which isn't that helpful.

**mjs3350** · 08-12-2006, 04:57 AM

thanks for the reply mp3dub. i've only got a mouse and a gps reciever hooked up to it along with the dvd drive. i ordered a 35" IDE cable i'll just have to hope that works for now. i'll update when i get it.