At 03:04 PM 11/29/00 -0500, you wrote:
>My sister-in-law was given a Gateway P5-200.
>The CD-ROM seems to be "cranky" about reading
>factory pressed CD disks. (I changed the cable to
>a new one, same problem.)
>The CD front plastic is sort of molded into and part of
>the rest of the case. (It is not a standard drive like
>I am used to.)
>Where can we get a replacement at a reasonable
>cost?  It would not have to be "state of the art".


Hi Rick...

I've found that you can remove the front plastic cover from the old one and
place it on the new one... if your careful. I've seen about three different
"styles" of mounts... so take a peek before you buy and try it.

Harlen Linke

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