Overclocked bundle + optical drive = no go

[alinxfjm]

Hello

I recently bought an overclocked bundle from OCUK as follows:

- CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30GHz @ 4.60GHz Sandybridge CPU
- Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V Intel Z68 (default choice)
- 8GB DDR

I have an oldish dvd writer with an ide interface and the board doesn't have any ide connections. I bought a Unitek ide to sata converter and set this up but the board still doesn't see the drive.

The board seems to be set to the default AHCI interface and I think this is the problem.

Question is - Can I fix the dvd drive whilst maintaining AHCI and if not can I go out and buy a fairly standard SATA dvd writer for £20 or so and will that likely work, I ask because Google shows lots of links with people having problems with AHCI and sata optical drives.

Any ideas / suggestions?

Thank you

 

[Hagar]

My very ordinary Samsung DVD writer works using AHCI. Maybe you can set one sata controller to AHCI and the other to IDE?

 

[alinxfjm]

I don't think you can set the controllers to different interfaces as far as I could see from the advanced menu.

 

[Hagar]

My very ordinary Samsung DVD writer works using AHCI. Maybe you can set one sata controller to AHCI and the other to IDE?

Sorry, should have said its a SATA drive.

 

[Orcvader]

You can just buy a new SATA DVD drive for £16?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-099-LG&groupid=701&catid=10&subcat=951

 

[GTO656]

Yeh guess you might have to get a sATA DVD drive.