Subject: | |
From: | |
Reply To: | |
Date: | Tue, 20 Aug 2002 06:04:50 -0500 |
Content-Type: | text/plain |
Parts/Attachments: |
|
|
On Mon, 19 Aug 2002 17:21:46 EDT, Alex E Onslow <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>I recently brought a PC which has an odd CD-ROM. It is very temperamental -
>sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. What normally happens is it
>will work after you've booted the system, then it's performance, or more
>specifically its data retrieval speed will degrade until it stops working.
>Sometimes it just suddenly stops. After it has stopped working you can hear
>it trying to access the CD, but it never succeeds.
>In Windows XP, if you go to My Computer and click on the CD-ROM icon after
>it has stopped working, My Computer will stop responding.
>I've checked the EDIE cables are firmly connected. The drivers came
>pre-intalled, so I don't have them to reinstall them. What should I do?
>
>Alex Onslow
>
> PCBUILD maintains hundreds of useful files for download
> visit our download web page at:
> http://freepctech.com/downloads.shtml
I would replace the CD-Rom as it probably has a faulty laser unit which could be losing focus as it warms up, so is probably about to stop working at all.
PCBUILD's List Owners:
Bob Wright<[log in to unmask]>
Drew Dunn<[log in to unmask]>
|
|
|