I've got a strange problem.
I'm running windows xp.
I installed a DVD player in my computer as a slave the the CD-RW. Windows halts at the logo screen. The screen is very dim. If I leave the computer alone for 5 to ten minutes windows may start but the DVD will not show up.
I've tried the DVD as master and slave with the same results.
If I leave a disk in the DVD drive windows will start without a hitch. Also, if I forget to leave a disk in the drive windows will boot if I open the drive and put in a disk.

I've been looking all over the internet for an answer to this problem but so far have found nothing.

Thank you

What exactly is your computer???

Computer is home grown.
Athlon 1.1 Ghz
Gigabyte 7NS400S-L
512 Mb PC2700 (PNY)
Asus V7100 32 mb
Western Digital WD1200-JB
Generic CD-RW 52x
BTC 16x DVD

What make and wattage is the psu?

It's a 400w Logisys

Do you have a different data cable you can try????

kinda low wattage????

may be not enough power or faulty supply?

or a faulty drive never heard of such a thing keep us posted

I tried a couple different data cables. The one I'm using right now is the one that came with the DVD.

It seems that this one will remain a mystery.

I guess it's not such a big deal to keep a disk in the drive. I've had the Sacred Underworld dvd in there for months. The only reason this issue came up again was because I stopped playing and had forgotten the 'other reason' the disk was always in the drive.

Solved

After quite a bit of research I came across bootvis.msi. After installing it identified nvatabus as taking too long to load.

I uninstalled the IDE drivers and reinstalled. Everything works now.