Re: CLI tools for checking out CDROM drive
On Monday 28 May 2007 00:24, Hugh Lawson wrote:
> Nigel Henry <cave.dnb@tiscali.fr> 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
> hlawson@triad.rr.com
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.
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