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RDB77

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RDB77

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October 27th, 2001 21:00

dvd-rom problems

Greetings all,

I''m reposting my problem, since it seems I didn't quite word it right earlier.

Here are the problems I'm having with my drive:

Whenever you put in any program or game the drive takes minutes to auto-play. Along with this the drive sounds very loud and sounds like it's stuggling to run. (Sorry, that's the best way to describe it.)

Also the eject button does not seem to respond most of the time. It could be a fresh boot, and I still can't get the drive to open.

As you can imagine this causes problems with installing software. Sometimes while installing different software, it misses a file during installation. I'll usually get a pop up window asking if I would like to try to load that file again.

Any ideas? All of the cables are seated properly.

Thanks
Ronnie

Dimension 4100
Nec DV-5800a DVD-ROM drive

  • nyguy

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    Posted October 27th, 2001 23:00

    i would buy a new drive it sounds defective to me

  • scoutkjp

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    Posted October 28th, 2001 01:00

    If your computer is still under warrenty, call Dell, expolain tom them what it is doing. They should replace it for you....its worth a try.

    -Dell Dimension L1000R
    -Windows 2000 Professional (NTFS)
    -Internet Explorer 6
    -Netscape Explorer 6.1
    -MSN Explorer
    -BIOS A13
    -1GHz Pentium III Processer
    -133MHz Bus Speed
    -40GB Hard Drive (7200RPM)
    -40GB Hard Drive (7200RPM)
    -256MB/PC133 SDRAM
    -E770 Monitor/17in.
    -16x DVD ROM
    -Altec Lansing ACS-340 Speakers with Subwoofer
    -F-1146IV/R9F - 56k Modem
    -QuietKey Keyboard
    -Logitech Mouse with Wheel (P\S2)
    -Trekker Mouse with Wheel (USB)
    -MS Office XP -Small Business
    -Norton System Works 2001
    -Intel 3D AGP Graphics
    -Creative Sound Blaster 64V PCI Sound Card
    -100MB Zip Drive
    -Linksys 4 Port USB Hub
    -Hot Call System
    -UMAX Astra 2100U
    -HP DeskJet 680C
    -HP DeskJet 693C
    -HP All-In-One psc750