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Erratic CD - Time to replace?
Hi all, I have a Presario 5008CA that's almost 2 years old. No problems
with it with the exception that it never kept the proper hour time, but the minutes yes. Anyway about a week ago the BIOS started giving the message that it's detecting the hard disk, then detecting the CD. So then the CD stopped working. I took it to a computer place nearby who couldn't find anything wrong. In fact the CD was working. So I brought it back, used it for a couple of hours yesterday, then the CD stopped working again. Got up this morning and it's working again. So I attempt to install SuSeLinux, but it balks at the task and reccommends I do it from Windows, which is odd because Linux is usually very good at resizing Windows partitions. So here's my problem: Not sure where the problem is: the CD, the hard disk, a controller, the battery, or it overheating? Plus the fact that this morning the 1st time I put a CD into the drive it open and closed a couple of times before accepting the disc. This is something that happened on an old computer. Just want Thanks in advance, Neil. |
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