Am I dealing with a bad MB?

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#1 graffspree
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I installed a 2nd HD on a system that was running fine. When I went to start back up, both optical drives I have would not open (lights came on). I got BOOT DISK ERROR. I used an old CD drive to load my XP disk and see what I could get going. (I still can't believe both opticals failed at once). When I go to repair on the old HD, or Install on the new, I get "No Drive Found". Is it possible I'm looking at a bad MB? I find it hard to believe 2 opitcals and 2 HDs, one fresh out the box, all died together.

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#2 markop2003
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Check to see if they appear in the BIOS
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#3 graffspree
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The don't appear in BIOS.

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#4 NSR34GTR
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The don't appear in BIOS.

graffspree
they could be dead. but then again ive dealt with a mobo that would only recognize ide and not sata