-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Nigel Henry wrote: > On Monday 28 May 2007 00:24, Hugh Lawson wrote: >> Nigel Henry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>> I mean we're not talking about big bucks here. It's just annoying when >>> something stops working for no apparent reason. >> I may have missed an earlier post, but here goes anyway. >> >> I had the same problem a few days ago. I opened up the computer and >> pressed against the IDE connectors where they plug into the drive, and >> into the motherboard. >> >> Although I felt no give at all, the drive started reading CDs again. >> >> It was an iffy thing and I was ready to buy a new drive, because this >> is a CD that has a collection of solitaire games that get played every >> day. >> >> -- >> Hugh Lawson >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Hi Hugh. Yeh I've gone that way already, unplugging, and replugging both ends > of the ribbon cable, and changed the cable for another one, but still no joy. > > Although the drive is being detected, I think in reality it has bitten the > dust, kicked the bucket, gone out to lunch (permanently). > > I really hate throwing stuff away, but I suppose you just have to go with the > flow sometimes, and throw it into the trash. > > Thanks for the suggestion. > > Nigel. > >
Nigel, I agree with your assessment of the problem, but it strikes me funny that a DVD-ROM drive does the same thing. AFAIK, all DVD drives can read CD's, so it leads me to believe that something might be wrong with the controller (most likely build onto the motherboard). Can you try using a different IDE port (like maybe make the CD a slave to the primary HD or if it is already, set it to be a master on the secondary IDE port? When having problems like this, having another machine lying around to test things with is a very big plus. Even if it is an old clunker that you found in a rubbish bin somewhere (read ebay). Joe -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGWs9piXBCVWpc5J4RAojNAJ9qSrODw0VxDK8arwy/dOz39qOgHgCff53h WxAgyLQBvvbyH9ODLRvlse8= =Vg1w -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
