[Wylug-help] Problems recognising CDRW

[C.Mackins at Bradford.ac.uk]

Thanks for these responses Anne, gives me something to think for the weekend.

Thanks again - I'll feed back the results.

Chris.

Quoting Anne Wilson <cannewilson at tiscali.co.uk>:

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> On Monday 23 Aug 2004 09:08, C.Mackins at Bradford.ac.uk wrote:
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> > I'd be grateful - thanks.
> >
> Another reply:
>
> <quote>
> for a few bux, try new IDE cable(s).
>
> I've had hd's and cd's appear to act like they were hooped.  Simply
> attaching brand new (better that the $1.99 versions) fixed it.
>
> Anytime I have drive issues (suddenly) I pull out my new spare cables
> and swap.  Its an easy first step to trouble shooting.  If other ide
> devices are being detected, it's  not likely BIOS but I suppose not
> impossible,  the cable is the first thing between the IDE Mobo connector
> to the drive in question.
>
> I've saved 3 separate systems this year, where friends thought their
> systems were completely trashed by some virus (ms geeks), they laughed
> at me for bringing in a new IDE cable. Voila, power-up, boot to OS, only
> to find out that through their attempts at fixing drive issues from
> inside windows I'd had to fix their (as my 5 year old linux-user son,
> who is a 3 1/2 year veteren on Mandrake, would say) "discombooberated
> window box"
> </quote>
>
> Anne
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