DVD-ROM drive disappeared after Firewire HDD

[smartASS]

Does it show up in your system devices? If so, high light
the drive then click to remove. Restart your computer.
XP should find a new device when it restarts. If it
doesn't show in your system devices, double check your
ribbon cable connection (you did say you opened your
computer to install a card). You might even try swapping
the connection of your CDRW with the DVD connection to
rule out any ribbon probs...
good luck!

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
>
>I hope someone can offer some insight on the following
>phenomenon. I have a computer with 1 internal HDD (C: &
>D:), 1 DVD-ROM (E:), and 1 CD-RW(F:). Everything was
>working fine until I decided to purchase a Firewire
>external HDD (and adapter card). I installed the card,
>plugged in the HDD, and... it worked. However, since
then
>my DVD-ROM has disappeared from My Computer! The
computer
>lists drives C, D, and F. Where's E ? Inserting media
>into the DVD-ROM does nothing. I checked the BIOS, and
>sure enough it's recognized fine (not surprizing since it
>worked before). Any ideas ?
>
>Thanks,
>Eyad
>.
>