Re: Do I own an unsupported optical IDE drive?
On Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:54:00 +0100, Horace Dynamite wrote:
> On 22 July 2011 16:43, Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Uff, have you tried with another IDE cable? Those seem hardware errors.
>
> I installed the Debian system using this optical drive, so I think this
> proves that my optical drive and IDE cable are working properly, for, it
> was only three days ago that I installed Debian. Is that true?
Well, the unit can be in its finals days and the fact you could install
from it with no apparent/visible errors is not a proof of its health...
BTW, how old is it?
> Unfortunately, I don't own a spare IDE cable.
Then you can re-sit the current one, just in case it has been slightly
moved or became loose.
Greetings,
--
Camaleón
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