If you have missflashed your Toshiba DVD and you live in Mexico City, I can fix it up for you. I'm the one that posted the solution.
Si vives en la Ciudad de Mexico y flasheaste erroneamente tu unidad Toshiba de DVD, puedo arreglartela, solo contactame.
Contact info:
tel 52560022
Cel 0445585618662

I have a Toshiba SD-C2502 DVD-ROM ver. 1011, which is set to Primary and I need to change it to Slave but I'm not comfortable doing it by soldering connections so I'd prefer to change the firmware. Can anyone tell me which version firmware I should use for this. The drive is for use in an IBM i-series 1200 laptop. Any advice would be appreciated.

Hi, I have just recently joined the forum because I have experienced the same IDE # 1 error problem. I have bought an SD C2502 DVD drive through ebay and I could not tell what version it is because that part of the label is missing. When I installed it to my laptop, I got the IDE # 1 error. My questions are, Is there a need to flash it? and Is there a way for me to know it's version so I will know the kind of firmware I would need? Thank you very much. I hope somebody out there can help me :rolleyes:

My experience with the ide #1 error
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Burner Model: NEC ND-6500a
Notebook: Toshiba Satellite 1800-814
O.S.: Windows xp pro

1. Prepare the notebook removing the screws that blocked the DVD reader
2. Start the computer with the DVD Reader, stop the booting sequence (pressing F12), you'll obtain a screen in which you have to select the boot device. Before doing it, remove the DVD reader and insert the burner
3. Boot from a floppy containing a DOS that recognizes CD and start launching 6500BOOT.bat (contained in the 6500Boot.zip at http://www.cdrinfo.com/forum/tm.asp?...5&mpage=1&key=)
4. Restart, doing the DVD change as in 2.
5. Launch 6500MAIN
6. Restart with the ND-6500 inside....no more IDE Error, Windows Xp sees it, everything works

I hope that it could be useful for others.

Thank you very much! I will try to follow your instructions.
More power to you!

Thanks for the thread; it helped me solve the IDE #1 error on a friend's notebook (Toshiba Satellite 2250CDT). It also had another benefit that nobody else has mentioned -- namely, the HL-DT-ST GCC-4240N DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive wouldn't operate in DMA mode (just PIO) when it was detected by Windows XP as the Secondary Slave (pre-modification). After modification as Secondary Master it enters DMA Mode 2 with no problem! This was the real issue I was trying to resolve (playing DVD's in PIO mode on a 266MHz Celeron isn't feasible), and I'm happy to say that bridging pins 45 and 47 solved it!

Chris

I am bit of novice at fixing my own computer. I do have the IDE #1 error, but I didn't get it by installing a new cd rom drive. It occured with me, when I installed the factory hardware in order to get it ready to sell to someone else. I have a Toshiba Satellite 2400 S201 and I don't know how to get to the motherboard in order to make the repairs that you all have suggested. I don't even know how to reseat the DVD/CDRW drive.

Could anyone please explain how to one or both of these. I think I might have to just reseat the CD ROM drive.

Thanks

This iswhat toshiba have to say on the subject.

It means the drive was not purchased from Toshiba Direct and it
does not have Toshiba firmware, it is probably a drive with generic
firmware. They can be put into an external case and work through a USB
but not internally in the laptop.
Thanks,
Toshiba Technical Support

The thing it I bought the laptop from CDW and it is the cd drive that came with the laptop, so it isn't a generic cd rom drive. Any other suggestions?

Hi everyone! I have followed through on this thread because I was expecting to face the same problem.
I bought a Sony CRX830E CDRW/DVD drive to replace a Teac CD Rom in my Toshiba Satellite 1410,which frequently refused to start unless reinstalled.
I tried all the software work arounds suggested to no avail- swapping drives in mid boot worked for the session but failed on restart.
So it was break the seal, open the CRX830 and look for pins 45 and 47 on the connector which was OK but much too small for my old eyes and hands to solder! I managed to push back the pins and wrap a small strip of aluminum foil round them, reseated them and replaced the drive cover. Plugged in the drive. booted the laptop and it works fine !(I reckon my solution can handle 5 volts. but time will tell if its permanent.)
The Sony CRX830E now shows as Secondary Master as it should, but I dont know whether it was Cable Select or Slave before.
I thought my experience might be of interest, but I do want to thank you all for your suggestions, explanations, thumbnails and links which gave me the confidence to attempt this operation.


Kind regards to you all. (Junior Senior)