On Fri, 16 Sep 2005 19:27:05 -0400, you wrote: >At 05:41 PM 9/16/2005, Hugh Gundersen typed: >>Did someone say hardwear failure??????????? >> >>Guess what - and I never suspected - Faulty DVD/CD RW drive but could it >>cause symptoms such as I described. >> >>Reset to basic look of new install of XP, all setting gone, no network, >>wipe out Norton and McAfee, hardly any registered progs working, my user >>deleted and opening only as Administrator. >> >>Could a faulty CD/DVD burner do this? > >Are you sure it's not a faulty ide controller on the mombo? Have you >tried the drive on another mombo ide connection?
Swapped them over and just the same so installed on another computer and --- the same. Symptoms indicate that the laser might be weakening towards the end of burn. Is that possible? I suppose it is like fluorescent lights bright - less bright - flash flash on - flash flash flash flash - ends on nothing in center. > >>Anyway - off to get a new one -- any advice as to what to get? > >I like Pioneer drives & only have 3 of them. ;-) > Distress purchase again.... LG looked good but Sony overpriced. Stayed away from another Lite on so bought an "EMPREX" whomever they are but then they are all made in China from old Taiwanese slot machines imported from Las Vegas 10 years ago. Sir Hugh of Bognor Intelligence is not knowing the answer but knowing where and how to find it! Hugh Gundersen [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.bognor-bill.co.uk Bognor Regis, W.Sussex, England, UK ------------------------------------------------- Vyisder Asmeni Orsisarsis Asderisorsis. B.Cozderiz Vunarz PERORZ ------------------------------------------------- -- ---------------------------------------- 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.
