I tell ya it's goin' out the window soon!  | | 
April 9th, 2003, 04:13 PM
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| I tell ya it's goin' out the window soon!
My DVD drive keeps disapearing 
If I re-boot all well, but its a right royal pain 
XP Pro
K7S5A (3.0)
XP2000+ (SLK800 & Delta 80X36)
512 PC133
300W
Creative 52X infra
Sony DVD
LG Burner (Nero)
30 Gig Fujitsu
Tried swearing at it  No luck so far  | 
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April 9th, 2003, 04:27 PM
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check the IDE cables, make sure they are pluged in tight,and that the power connectors are plugged in all the way.COuld be the drive dying too
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April 9th, 2003, 04:34 PM
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The drive is brand spankin new! 
plugs put in with a mallot..................
Only thing left to do is Nuke it!  | |
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April 9th, 2003, 04:41 PM
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| dvd drive disappearing act..
I was watching the screensavers show and they talked about how roxio burning software would make drives disappear...I can not remember if they where specific but I do remember it had something to do with if you had more than one burner..just thought I would throw that out there  | |
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April 9th, 2003, 04:51 PM
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i have had drives that arrived dead before try another drive from a friend or something see if it works and if it does you know that it is the drive itself.
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April 9th, 2003, 05:14 PM
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Do you have plug n play OS enabled in the bios?
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April 9th, 2003, 05:31 PM
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From the list above, my guess is that the power supply is overstressed, making the drive power down occasionally.
Check the idle voltages in BIOS, and if you see something suspiciously low or high, get a real PSU. | |
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April 9th, 2003, 05:42 PM
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| Quote: Originally posted by Peter M
From the list above, my guess is that the power supply is overstressed, making the drive power down occasionally.
Check the idle voltages in BIOS, and if you see something suspiciously low or high, get a real PSU. | Peter
Thinkin' of moving "State Side" is there a psu you would recomend that will deal with both enviroments?
I was thinkin of a 500w or similar | |
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April 9th, 2003, 06:19 PM
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umm don't u think 500w would be a bit of overkill? | |
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April 9th, 2003, 06:22 PM
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Full size tower............. Who knows what I'm gonna do next | |
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