DVD Burner Showing Not Installed In Bios Dell Dimension 2400

I have a Dell Dimensions 2400 running XP Pro. Been having some issues with it. First, when you would boot it up, it would fail to recognize the hard drives drives. Would come up primary drive not found. Replaced cables got it so it would boot. System works fine now with the exception of:

Now, in the bios, it is showing my CD Rom and DVD burners aren't installed. Is it possible I have a motherboard failing? If so, how do I diagnose this?

Here is some system info..... Obtained from Fresh Diagnose

Motherboard information:
Motherboard Model 0C2425
Motherboard Vendor Dell Computer Corp.
Motherboard Version A00
Motherboard Serial Number ..CN137403AI01FH.


System Enclosure or Chassis
Manufacturer Dell Computer Corporation
Chassis Type Space Saving
Chassis Lock Present No
Serial Number 5CSNV31
Boot-up State Safe
Power Supply State Safe
Thermal State Safe
Security Status None


Processor Info (from BIOS)
Socket Designation Microprocessor
Processor Type Central Processor
Processor Family Celeron Family
Manufacturer Intel
Procesor ID 00000F29-BFEBFBFF
Supported Voltages 1.2 Volts
Current Voltage 1.2 Volts
External Clock 400 MHz
Maximum Speed 3200 MHz
Current Speed 2600 MHz
Processor Status CPU Socket Populated, Status Enabled
Processor Upgrade ZIF Socket
L1 Cache Handle 0x700
L2 Cache Handle 0x701
L3 Cache Handle N/A


Processor
Type Primary Processor
Logical CPU Count 1
Vendor Intel Corporation
Family Intel P4 Family
Brand ID 10
Hardcoded Name Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.60GHz
Measured Frequency 2592 MHz
Family/Model/Stepping 15/2/9

I have 768 mb of ram installed
CL Flush 8

 

Go to Dell's website and enter the service code on the back of the PC. See if there are any BIOS updates available and/or tech posts on the PC and motherboard model.

If this doesn't solve the problem it's likely the drive controller on the mobo is going bad. I would not attempt to patch this using a PCI drive card; they usually don't play well with a mobo's BIOS for bootable drives.

Given the age of the Dimension 2400, I wouldn't spend much money on it. Unless you can find a used identical mobo cheap that's been pre-tested, this may be a good excuse to upgrade. If funds are tight, look at "off-lease"/"refurbished" PCs at TigerDirect or MicroCenter: One with about the same specs will run about $120-$150 with XP preinstalled, have a 90 day warranty and (if it has extra DDR memory slots) you can add the memory from your dead PC to it.

 

How are your drives located on the cables? Two HD on one cable and two optical drives on one cable?

Since you were swapping cables around make sure that the cable 0 (or HD cable) is attached to the primary HD and is connected to the motherboard at the correct location. There is writing on the board that tells you where it goes. It should be on the connector closest to the center of the board rather than towards the outside.