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1. February 1st, 2006, 02:26 PM

   
   

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   Toshiba IDE 1 Error.
   

   Okay, here is the problem.

   My DVD/CD-RW drive has disappeared.

   I was installing some programs from a cd the other day, completely not paying attention to my Toshiba Satellite A55-S306’s battery. Midway on an installation, the computer shut down and went into hibernation. Booting up again, there is a black screen that says «IDE 1 ERROR». Going into Windows, I can’t seem to find the D:/ drive either.

   I desperately need this dvd/cd-rw drive. How would I go about resolving this issue?

   Thanks.

   Last edited by sosaiso; February 1st, 2006 at 02:30 PM.

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2. February 2nd, 2006, 03:23 AM

   
   

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   Originally Posted by sosaiso

   Okay, here is the problem.

   My DVD/CD-RW drive has disappeared.

   I was installing some programs from a cd the other day, completely not paying attention to my Toshiba Satellite A55-S306’s battery. Midway on an installation, the computer shut down and went into hibernation. Booting up again, there is a black screen that says «IDE 1 ERROR». Going into Windows, I can’t seem to find the D:/ drive either.

   I desperately need this dvd/cd-rw drive. How would I go about resolving this issue?

   Thanks.

   �IDE 1 ERROR� on start up means the BIOS cannot see your drive. You can try to reseat the drive, just remove it and put it back. Also you can try to reflash-upgrade the BIOS. If it will not help, the drive is bad itself or (I hope not!) the controller on the system board is bad and the system board should be replaced. As a last resort, you can try to use an external portable USB drive.

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3. February 2nd, 2006, 10:11 AM

   
   

   #3

   I have checked the BIOS. Everything there is good. I can detect the drive there.

   I am pretty sure the drive is still good. I mean it opens and closes. :T

   I have uninstalled the Primary IDE controller and reinstalled the drive. Windows detects it no problem. The thing is that when I reboot after reinstalling the drive, the drive is no longer there.

   Uninstall — good.
   Reboot, Windows detects, plug and play reinstalls, it tells me to reboot.
   Reboot. Drive is missing again.

   Does anyone know how to solve this?

   thanks though cj2600

   Last edited by sosaiso; February 2nd, 2006 at 10:16 AM.

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4. February 2nd, 2006, 12:46 PM

   
   

   #4

   Hi sosaiso.
   I had the same error with a Toshiba Satellite Pro once.
   Go back to cmos setup and change the cddvd drive setting to slave and save the changes. (I believe it’s set to master by default.)
   Boot it up and see if Windows now detects it and it functions.
   I ended up doing the above, then updating the bios, then setting it back to master again in cmos and never had the problem again.

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5. February 2nd, 2006, 01:34 PM

   
   

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   How would I do this?

   I look in the BIOS and I don’t see the option of setting it to slave. [I was thinking of doing the same thing.] Could you give me a few instructions on doing this?

   Basically in the BIOS there are maybe 2-3 options that I can actually change. accessing the cd-drive to change it, not being one of them.

   Wait, you said CMOS. How do I get into the CMOS? What is the difference between that and the BIOS? Sorry for being such a noob in this area.

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6. February 2nd, 2006, 11:19 PM

   
   

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   CMOS and BIOS are used interchangeably. You are hitting DEL, F1, F3 or whatever after the RAM count?

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7. February 2nd, 2006, 11:22 PM

   
   

   #7

   Sorry, I am so terrible when it comes to the BIOS and hardware problems.

   Yes I hit ESC after the count, and up comes the BIOS. However, I can’t seem to be able to edit anything in the BIOS related to my cd drive. It’s like a few words. CD-Drive Name. I’m starting to think it’s just there for decoration. How do I go about setting it to slave or master? I remember seeing something along the lines of DMA or PIO or something like that, but no option for master or slave. :T

   Thanks for the help so far.

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8. February 3rd, 2006, 10:12 AM

   
   

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   Master and slave options are on the drive itself, not in the bios. But usually, and especially in laptops the drives are already set for master because there is either 1 hdd and/or 1 cd/cdrw/dvd drive. You can check bios and set them to auto detect, but you can’t change the master/slave allocation in the bios/cmos.

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9. February 25th, 2006, 03:35 PM

   
   

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   same here… :
   old teac out, new one in (same one) -> IDE error
   old one BACK IN — > also IDE Error now that was not there before.

   Toshiba site and support was not very helpful, some other partner meant that
   a) IDE controller could be dead (why is then my HD still working?)
   b) the drive connection could be not 100% (but it has power and opens etc.)

   i can not flash the new drive to slave cause it is not recogniced at my laptop, i dont have an adaptor to connect to desktop. but even if i could flash it right, like my old drive is already, it would not be recogniced i guess….

   what do u think?

   bios settings are not accessable (on my toshiba satellite pro 2100 and i dont know how to check if the IDE controller is broken or how to read errors out of it)
   do I need to solder two pins in my cd drive and everything would be (slave) better?

   thanx for all answers (if there are any )

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10. March 30th, 2006, 10:59 PM

    
    

    #10

    IDE #1 failure
    

    Hi All,

    New to this forum, but having had the same problem, thought I would drop my 2 cents in the pond.

    Every time I rebooted, i got the ide#1 drive failure. Now here is the obvious bit… if it is drive #1, then it’s not the primary hard disk, and unless your mobile is seriously modded, it’s the dvd/cd combo etc drive.

    As I understand it the DVD drive is on CS — cable select, so that is must be given a message from the controller on the mobo, or the other ide device on the same controller, as how to perform/appear.
    Possible Solution:

    On toshiba satellites, i found it way easier to access the hard disk than the DVD drive for removal, so taking a chance. (C

    AUTION-The laptop screw are small, black and hard to find if you drop them, so be careful, and place them on a white sheet of paper, as you remove them) Here are the steps I took.
    1-Power off unit
    2-Remove battery
    3-Remove 2 screws from Hard drive cover on the underside of the unit.
    4-Gently pry the cover off by using a knife or suitable device, from the front of the machine. (Model A40 — yours may be slightly different)
    5- Unscrew the hard drive mount screw.
    6-Slide back the hard drive until you can see that it is disconnected/disengaged from the motherboard, set it on the sheet of paper
    7-Reinsert the battery.
    8-Re-install the hard drive, and put at least the hard drive mount screw back and the cover.

    Thats it. Here was the theory- when the hard drive is removed the DVD drive, must then change drive letters. IE:become Drive c or D rather than the E where it not booting. Then upon reinstalling the drive, the machine gets a command the change back, hopefully correctly.

    You may need to boot the system minus the hard drive to get it to fully work again, but try that last. Remember, your laptop is the same as your PC, only more expensive.

    Cheers
    and good luck
    Aeq

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11. April 28th, 2006, 08:56 AM

    
    

    #11

    Heres a new one for you
    

    I have a satellite 1400 been running for 2.5 years. I sold it to a friend along with XP Professional and decided to blow away the machine and start again. well I put in the «Toshiba» stamped recovery CD’s (from toshiba — so no dogey deals here)….it started then asked for disk 2 then stopped….

    upon reboot i get the IDE #1 and no DVD drive….no loading operating system, no CD functions and this was the «exact same» TOSHIBA SD-C2502 DVD that was in the machine when i bought it… So at present I have a dead machine that goes to a:> thanks to boot disks but that is it…

    I avd to get a new DVD external and load from there and hope to god i could find a solution on the web….but i guess it aint possible.

    Hence the reason called DELL_Boy….less hassle than Toshiba..

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12. May 1st, 2006, 12:57 PM

    
    

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    Give it a shot
    

    Originally Posted by Dell_boy

    I have a satellite 1400 been running for 2.5 years. I sold it to a friend along with XP Professional and decided to blow away the machine and start again. well I put in the «Toshiba» stamped recovery CD’s (from toshiba — so no dogey deals here)….it started then asked for disk 2 then stopped….

    upon reboot i get the IDE #1 and no DVD drive….no loading operating system, no CD functions and this was the «exact same» TOSHIBA SD-C2502 DVD that was in the machine when i bought it… So at present I have a dead machine that goes to a:> thanks to boot disks but that is it…

    I avd to get a new DVD external and load from there and hope to god i could find a solution on the web….but i guess it aint possible.

    Hence the reason called DELL_Boy….less hassle than Toshiba..

    Hi Dell_Boy,

    Did you try the steps I suggested in my post. I am not positive that it will work, but I did have basically the same circumstance as you regarding the IDE#1 missing. You may also try to install from a external usb flash drive. I keep one around with the Xp Pro installation, just in case.

    Good Luck
    Aeq

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13. June 29th, 2007, 03:03 AM

    
    

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    i have the same problem man..

    i have a 4 years old toshiba satellite S2450 and decided to upgrade the cd/dvd MAT****A combo coz it wasn’t working properly (didn’t read cds very often).

    I bought a cd-rw/dvd-rw combo, made by Toshiba Samsung so i guess it’s compatible. I removed the old combo, insert the new combo (while logged in windows) and all good.

    When i reboot, I get the nasty «IDE #1 ERROR». If i boot without any cd drive and insert it when in Windows, I can use it.. else I can’t..

    I have tried removing the HDD, I have unscrewed 50% of the laptop and couldn’t find any solution.

    I think it’s something about that adaptor between the mainboard ide interface and the combo e-ide interface…

    Anyway, I too suffer among you all coz of toshiba

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14. April 13th, 2009, 07:44 AM

    
    

    #14

    Toshiba IDE #1 error
    

    As noted, this is a problem with the optical (CD/DVD) drive. The possible causes are:

    1. Bad drive (fix: replace drive)
    2. Drive not seated in socket properly (fix: remove and reinstall)
    3. Bad motherboard IDE port (fix: replace motherboard (OUCH!))
    4. Incorrect drive configuration when replacing drive (see below)

    This is always a hardware issue with the computer itself; there is not point in doing ANYTHING with Windows or another OS to fix this … this problem is pure hardware and can’t be fixed via the OS, drivers or any other software approach.

    With regard to cause #4: Toshiba laptops almost all require an optical drive jumpered for «Master». But most laptops, and most laptop optical drives, are jumpered for «cable select». THIS WILL CAUSE THIS PROBLEM, and is the usual cause when an optical drive is replaced and the replacement drive doesn’t work (even if the drive is the exact same model as the one being replaced).

    On most laptop optical drives, there is no jumper for master/slave (m/s) or cable select (cs). Either this is configured via the drive firmware (the drive firmware has to be re-burned with a different version to change it), or it’s done in hardware, inside the drive, with SOLDERED jumpers. So, for most people, it’s not an easy fix. But there is a way to make a cs drive work in a Toshiba laptop if you can solder. By shorting two pins of the drive connector, you can «force» a cs drive to be «always selected», which makes the drive work in any configuration. Instructions can be found on the web, but this is not an easy fix, it requires precision micro-soldering inside the drive in an area of extremely high density, tiny and closely spaced conductors.

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15. January 18th, 2010, 01:03 PM

    
    

    #15

    Originally Posted by sosaiso
    

    Okay, here is the problem.

    My DVD/CD-RW drive has disappeared.

    I was installing some programs from a cd the other day, completely not paying attention to my Toshiba Satellite A55-S306’s battery. Midway on an installation, the computer shut down and went into hibernation. Booting up again, there is a black screen that says «IDE 1 ERROR». Going into Windows, I can’t seem to find the D:/ drive either.

    I desperately need this dvd/cd-rw drive. How would I go about resolving this issue?

    Thanks.

    hi, i had the same problem with my toshiba satalite pro,i turned on pc and got black screen with IDE ERROR 1 ,so i took dvd rom out unscrewed casing on drive,so i could see the pin conectors,and on pin 45 and 47 i took a piece of tin foil( very small) and pushed it onto the pins with a small screw driver put drive back together and it worked straight away,its ok for temp fix,well it worked for me….

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