Quote Originally Posted by baltik
Setup:
k7vta3
Athlon XP1700+
256 DDR

Currently there are 2 drives on IDE1 and the computer functions normally. When I plug in a CDR drive into IDE2 computer doesn't start (power goes on monitor doesn't detect signal, hard drives don't load Windows).

Any thoughts? - wrong cable type? bad motherboard?

Thanks!
Both enabled in bios