jackt283 Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 I'm having some issues here with my DVD drive(s) and my new P5K-e. Several other users have reported similar problems, and I have tried 2 different drive models which leads me to believe: a ) It isn't a drive model problem and a problem with the board. b ) I got unlucky and bought 2 models that don't work. They were: Pioneer 212D SATA, and Lite On 20A1S 20x SATA. The Issue: Upon leaving a disc in the drive for more than about 5 minutes being unused, you will be unable to access the disc or eject it. Upon reseting the computer, BIOS reports that there is no DVD drive attached and you need to shutdown the computer for it to come back. This only happens in OS X (Tiger, as I do not have Leopard Installed), and not windows. The issue varied slightly with each drive model. Not everyone is having this issue with the p5K-e either. Now all I have done to my P5K-e to make it any different is upgrade to the 602 Beta BIOS. I did this very early on in the piece, before I noticed the drive disappearing issue. If P5K-e users can list their drive models, os x version and motherboard models (including the BIOS you have installed), and the results you are having, it may help me to figure out whats up, as I'm pretty sure no one has solved this issue yet. Motherboard: ASUS P5K-e WIFI/AP BIOS: 602 Beta OSX: 10.4.10 (Jas 10.4.8 + Koolkal 10.4.10) DVD: Pioneer 212D Sata and Lite-on 20A1S 20x Sata both tested. Results: Both drives forget they exist after leaving a disc in them unused for more than about 5 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackt283 Posted December 3, 2007 Author Share Posted December 3, 2007 I Updated to BIOS 806, and still the problem pursists. I'm starting to think more and more that it may be a problem with the motherboard being set to AHCI, and having a sata dvd drive on it. Whats the bet that 2 different drive models had the same issue with this board and OS X? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackt283 Posted December 5, 2007 Author Share Posted December 5, 2007 No word? come on p5k-e owners, i just need a little info about your setup and config. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fauxfur Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 If P5K-e users can list their drive models, os x version and motherboard models (including the BIOS you have installed), and the results you are having, it may help me to figure out whats up, as I'm pretty sure no one has solved this issue yet. Motherboard: ASUS P5K-e WIFI/AP BIOS: 602 Beta OSX: 10.5.1 PC_EFI DVD: Samsung SH-S203N About This Mac says: TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S203N: Firmware Revision: SB01 Interconnect: ATAPI Burn Support: Yes (Generic Drive Support) Profile Path: None Cache: 2048 KB Reads DVD: Yes CD-Write: -R, -RW DVD-Write: -R, -R DL, -RAM, -RW, +R, +R DL, +RW Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO Media: Insert media and refresh to show available burn speeds Results: No issues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackt283 Posted December 11, 2007 Author Share Posted December 11, 2007 Nkay. I'm shelling out another $50 for a Samsung SH-S203B. I'll sell the other two on ebay... I'll let you all know if it works! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerPrince Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 My rig is in my sig. I'm still on 502 bios and I get the same problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackt283 Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share Posted January 13, 2008 My rig is in my sig. I'm still on 502 bios and I get the same problem. FYI the SH-203b Samsung solved the problem as advised. I've upgraded to 10.5.1 and so far no DVD drive issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PnP Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 new bios out 0906... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phrog123 Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 jan 2009 - same problem with a 216D - forgets its alive after 5 mins... f. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayard Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 february 2009: Same problem too with a Pioneer 216D on a Gigabyte EP45C- DS3R - forgets its alive after a few mins unused. Then when you click on it's icon it disappears and become no more responsive till a reboot. It happens only when using AHCI mode; This optical drive does not disappears (for me )using SATA mode. So it's seems related with AHCI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyth0n Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Pioneer DVR-216D Lenovo ThinkCentre M57 Model 6086 Its an Intel Q35 Chipset with ICH9 working as AHCI. Same Problem. When I leave the disc some time without doing anything the drive stop to respond. If I remove the power cable and plug it back on the drive starts to work again with no problem. It seens some kind of power saving feature not working with the Apple drivers. Ow, I'm using the retail MacOS with all the original Apple Drivers on this computer. Just installed the Intel Network Card Driver. Will try to turn on Legacy mode on the BIOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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