On 26 Oct 2005 at 22:50, James Button wrote: > Can you get it to open - if so > stick an audio disk in it, and see if it plays through the earphones/via the > audio controls if you have them > Also see if the drive recognises a disk has been inserted (motor starts, or > led glows)
>From windows, there's nothing... > and - will the drive eject the disc > Can you set the BIOS to boot from it Ah.. of course.. I should've done that first: if I boot to the bios I can see if the BIOS sees the device: if so, I know I have somewindows problem; if not, then there's a hardware problem [as you suggest, probably a plug has worked loose]. If the latter, I'll try opening the case to see what's what... THANKS! At least I have a rational plan of action now... /Bernie\ -- Bernie Cosell Fantasy Farm Fibers mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Pearisburg, VA --> Too many people, too few sheep <-- -- ---------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is your picture included in the Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page? http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html If not, write to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
