Boot hangs

[shobo]

I managed to see booting in recovery mode that it hangs on scsi 4:0:0:0 >cd-rom "cdrom_name" and doesn't pass it. I have to restart the PC using the button several times before it finally gets past it. Does anybody know what causes this and how can it be fixed?

[xenopeek]

Try disconnecting your CD/DVD drive cable, and see if it is a hardware conflict.

[shobo]

Thanks. This helped but not having the DVD-RAM connected isn't quite a solution. I mean what if i need to store or read something from a CD/DVD?

[xenopeek]

Well, it is to confirm or disprove it being a hardware conflict. Have you disconnected it and it then worked fine? Then there is something specific about this brand & model DVD-RAM drive and you can start looking for a solution, if anybody has found it for that specific drive. If it doesn't solve it, then the search begins anew as to what could be the cause.