dvd drive installation problem, help , anyone, my fingers are numb.

[robersdee]

ok im going to fuking explode, need some help from my fellow fpers

my wife bought me a new mobo, and i7 and 8 gigs of ram for xmas (woop)

now ive got everyting installed in my new case etc etc, i can get into my previous installation of windows but.....i didnt realise my dvd drive isnt sata, its just a ribbon connector, so i went out to pcworld today and bought one of these adapter things, ide > sata conversion thing

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s plugged it in and connected it to one of my sata connectors.

[b]heres the problem, on boot it gets stuck on "detecting ide drives" when I boot with it plugged in it will say this and eventually not even pick up my HDD. If i unplug it then windows boots normally[/b]

whats the problem?

heres another pic

please help, i need to reinstall windows and NEED my dvdrive (no i dont have a usb stick that isnt helpful to me)

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