On Sat, 17 Sep 2005 00:20:49 +0100, you wrote: Have a look at "www.refreshcomputers.com" or co.uk? then "www.novatech.co.uk" both good places to buy but the LiteOn DVD/CD RW drive that failed has "feb 2004" on it so I'm a bit miffed to say the least and wary about getting another.
Hugh >Hugh, > >I'm currently specing 2 new systems - both will want CD/DVD rewriters > >( I decided the cheapest options - PC World bargains and add bits!) > >A 'Patriot' @ £250 incl VAT >40 GB 2.4 Celeron 256 of DDR200 XP-Home - CD drive >4 external 5¼" slots, 2 external 3½" slots > >Add in some Kingston memory 512Mb will give 768 >Add in a 250Gb drive if wanted - > the 40 Gb can be backup - caddied so it can go in a safe > > >A 'Packard Bell' 1307 - £400 incl VAT >160Gb, 56K modem, Lan, DVD+-DL, XP-Home, 17" screen > >So I want to replace the Patriot CD drive, and an aging 4x drive in an old >system. >I want Nero with the drives > >Looking at DABS.COM - can I find any information on which drives have >software, and of those that do, what software >H ! can I L >Even the drive described as with software doesn't say what software > >Seems to me that the differences are: >Headphone socket >Burnproof mode >Beige, Silver or Black >Special media sensing while writing > >£30 approx will do for most 16x drives, DL or not - >So, I'll be interested in the answers > >-------- >I will say that I had problems with a 9 month old NEC drive - >Sent it off to NEC, (£10) - back the next afternoon ! - fixed - no charge! > >Problems with Philips equipment have been met with a proposed £40 charge to >look at whatever ! >But then again at £30 in the local store is it worth the bother of getting >something repaired >--- > >JimB > >P.S. faulty drive - if it's on the same cable as the main drive, >you're lucky it didn't take the hard drive, or at least the partitions and >allocation tables with it > >All it wants is something to corrupt the command messages/data on the cable, >or cause problems on the power lines while the hard drive is writing or >positioning the heads > >A backup in the same box as the original has to be considered as 'at risk' >and if it's electronically accessible - then it's at high risk. >---------------------------------- > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Hugh Gundersen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 10:41 PM >Subject: Re: SOFT: HELP!!!! switched on Someone say Hardwear failure ????? > > >DVD dual layer? DVD/CD single layer (very rarely burn DVDs but then might >do the odd one now and again. > >What make/Brand (probably all the same under the skin) > > >Sir Hugh of Bognor -- ---------------------------------------- To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required.
