diff --git a/src/emu/machine/idectrl.c b/src/emu/machine/idectrl.c
index 9a5d29e364e..c668ed05f01 100644
--- a/src/emu/machine/idectrl.c
+++ b/src/emu/machine/idectrl.c
@@ -1286,8 +1286,13 @@ static UINT32 ide_controller_read(device_t *device, int bank, offs_t offset, int
 //  if (BANK(bank, offset) != IDE_BANK0_DATA && BANK(bank, offset) != IDE_BANK0_STATUS_COMMAND && BANK(bank, offset) != IDE_BANK1_STATUS_CONTROL)
 		LOG(("%s:IDE read at %d:%X, size=%d\n", device->machine().describe_context(), bank, offset, size));
 
-	if (ide->drive[ide->cur_drive].slot->is_ready()) {
-		ide->status |= IDE_STATUS_DRIVE_READY;
+	if (ide->drive[ide->cur_drive].slot->is_connected())
+	{
+		if (ide->drive[ide->cur_drive].slot->is_ready()) {
+			ide->status |= IDE_STATUS_DRIVE_READY;
+		} else {
+			ide->status &= ~IDE_STATUS_DRIVE_READY;
+		}
 	}
 
 	switch (BANK(bank, offset))
diff --git a/src/emu/machine/idectrl.h b/src/emu/machine/idectrl.h
index e1804877606..d5fbf0a88ee 100644
--- a/src/emu/machine/idectrl.h
+++ b/src/emu/machine/idectrl.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public:
 	UINT16 get_heads() { return (m_dev) ? m_dev->get_heads() : 0; }
 	void set_geometry(UINT8 sectors, UINT8 heads) { if (m_dev) m_dev->set_geometry(sectors,heads); }
 	bool is_ready() { return (m_dev) ? m_dev->is_ready() : false; }
+	bool is_connected() { return (m_dev) ? true : false; }
 	void read_key(UINT8 key[]) { if (m_dev) m_dev->read_key(key); }
 protected:
 	// device-level overrides
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/jaguar.c b/src/mame/drivers/jaguar.c
index 35ee6434a95..fe0e27a3793 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/jaguar.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/jaguar.c
@@ -1774,6 +1774,10 @@ static MACHINE_CONFIG_START( cojagr3k, cojag_state )
 	MCFG_SOUND_ROUTE(ALL_OUTPUTS, "rspeaker", 1.0)
 MACHINE_CONFIG_END
 
+static MACHINE_CONFIG_DERIVED( cojagr3k_rom, cojagr3k )
+	MCFG_DEVICE_REMOVE("drive_0")
+	MCFG_IDE_SLOT_ADD("drive_0", ide_devices, NULL, NULL, true)
+MACHINE_CONFIG_END
 
 static MACHINE_CONFIG_DERIVED( cojag68k, cojagr3k )
 
@@ -2529,14 +2533,14 @@ CONS( 1995,  jaguarcd, jaguar,   0,      jaguar,   jaguar,   cojag_state, jaguar
 GAME( 1996, area51,    0,        cojagr3k,  area51, cojag_state,   area51,   ROT0, "Atari Games", "Area 51 (R3000)", 0 )
 GAME( 1995, area51t,   area51,   cojag68k,  area51, cojag_state,   area51a,  ROT0, "Atari Games (Time Warner license)", "Area 51 (Time Warner license)", 0 )
 GAME( 1995, area51a,   area51,   cojag68k,  area51, cojag_state,   area51a,  ROT0, "Atari Games", "Area 51 (Atari Games license)", 0 )
-GAME( 1995, fishfren,  0,        cojagr3k,  fishfren, cojag_state, fishfren, ROT0, "Time Warner Interactive", "Fishin' Frenzy (prototype)", 0 )
-GAME( 1996, freezeat,  0,        cojagr3k,  freezeat, cojag_state, freezeat, ROT0, "Atari Games", "Freeze (Atari) (prototype, English voice, 96/10/25)", 0 )
-GAME( 1996, freezeatjp,freezeat, cojagr3k,  freezeat, cojag_state, freezeat, ROT0, "Atari Games", "Freeze (Atari) (prototype, Japanese voice, 96/10/25)", 0 )
-GAME( 1996, freezeat2, freezeat, cojagr3k,  freezeat, cojag_state, freezeat2,ROT0, "Atari Games", "Freeze (Atari) (prototype, 96/10/18)", 0 )
-GAME( 1996, freezeat3, freezeat, cojagr3k,  freezeat, cojag_state, freezeat3,ROT0, "Atari Games", "Freeze (Atari) (prototype, 96/10/07)", 0 )
-GAME( 1996, freezeat4, freezeat, cojagr3k,  freezeat, cojag_state, freezeat4,ROT0, "Atari Games", "Freeze (Atari) (prototype, 96/10/03)", 0 )
-GAME( 1996, freezeat5, freezeat, cojagr3k,  freezeat, cojag_state, freezeat5,ROT0, "Atari Games", "Freeze (Atari) (prototype, 96/09/20, AMOA-96)", 0 )
-GAME( 1996, freezeat6, freezeat, cojagr3k,  freezeat, cojag_state, freezeat6,ROT0, "Atari Games", "Freeze (Atari) (prototype, 96/09/07, Jamma-96)", 0 )
+GAME( 1995, fishfren,  0,        cojagr3k_rom,  fishfren, cojag_state, fishfren, ROT0, "Time Warner Interactive", "Fishin' Frenzy (prototype)", 0 )
+GAME( 1996, freezeat,  0,        cojagr3k_rom,  freezeat, cojag_state, freezeat, ROT0, "Atari Games", "Freeze (Atari) (prototype, English voice, 96/10/25)", 0 )
+GAME( 1996, freezeatjp,freezeat, cojagr3k_rom,  freezeat, cojag_state, freezeat, ROT0, "Atari Games", "Freeze (Atari) (prototype, Japanese voice, 96/10/25)", 0 )
+GAME( 1996, freezeat2, freezeat, cojagr3k_rom,  freezeat, cojag_state, freezeat2,ROT0, "Atari Games", "Freeze (Atari) (prototype, 96/10/18)", 0 )
+GAME( 1996, freezeat3, freezeat, cojagr3k_rom,  freezeat, cojag_state, freezeat3,ROT0, "Atari Games", "Freeze (Atari) (prototype, 96/10/07)", 0 )
+GAME( 1996, freezeat4, freezeat, cojagr3k_rom,  freezeat, cojag_state, freezeat4,ROT0, "Atari Games", "Freeze (Atari) (prototype, 96/10/03)", 0 )
+GAME( 1996, freezeat5, freezeat, cojagr3k_rom,  freezeat, cojag_state, freezeat5,ROT0, "Atari Games", "Freeze (Atari) (prototype, 96/09/20, AMOA-96)", 0 )
+GAME( 1996, freezeat6, freezeat, cojagr3k_rom,  freezeat, cojag_state, freezeat6,ROT0, "Atari Games", "Freeze (Atari) (prototype, 96/09/07, Jamma-96)", 0 )
 GAME( 1996, maxforce,  0,        cojagr3k,  area51, cojag_state,   maxforce, ROT0, "Atari Games", "Maximum Force v1.05", 0 )
 GAME( 1996, maxf_102,  maxforce, cojagr3k,  area51, cojag_state,   maxforce, ROT0, "Atari Games", "Maximum Force v1.02", 0 )
 GAME( 1996, maxf_ng,   maxforce, cojagr3k,  area51, cojag_state,   maxforce, ROT0, "Atari Games", "Maximum Force (No Gore version)", 0 )