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    Drive doesn't work

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by mathlete2001, Jul 13, 2004.

  1. mathlete2001

    mathlete2001 Notebook Deity

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    My cdRW dvd combo drive doesn't work well. I have to restart the computer with the dvd in the drive for the system to acknowledge that it is there. This really sucks for games that take 2 cd's to install. HELP!!!

    GPU cooling (100°C->75°C)* Inspiron 8600 * 1.8ghz Pentium M * 128 MB Radeon 9600 Pro Turbo (337/242 -> 400/300) * 2x256 MB DDR2700 SDRAM * Aquamark 3: 24058 * 3DMark'03: 3404 * 3DMark'01 SE: 13120
     
    mathlete2001, Jul 13, 2004
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    Hi Andrew,
    I'm afraid your going to have to send it back for warranty repair.
    I use to be a big Dell notebook fan, but all the friends I recommended get a Dell have had all kinds of problems with their systems the last 2 years...and boy I have not heard the end of it from them[B)]

    Before sending it in I would undo the GPU cooling mod that I heard you had done; they will use that deny a warranty claim.

    Good luck, and hope the repair is quick and costless.

    Jack

    The color of justice in america is green.
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    bootleg2go, Jul 13, 2004
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  3. mathlete2001

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    Its kinda hard to undo that mod, i threw away the old pads[ :(] The drive is modular, so couldn't I just send that back? Why would they have to open up the computer?

    GPU cooling (100°C->75°C)* Inspiron 8600 * 1.8ghz Pentium M * 128 MB Radeon 9600 Pro Turbo (337/242 -> 400/300) * 2x256 MB DDR2700 SDRAM * Aquamark 3: 24058 * 3DMark'03: 3404 * 3DMark'01 SE: 13120
     
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    Phew, it looks like i don't have to bring Dell into this. I reformatted my hard drive and it works just fine. I have heard of problems where Cyberlink Powerdvd (shipped with Dell Inspirons) attempts to launch anything inserted into the drive. Since it is a buggy program (just look at the Dell forums) It crashes and doesn't allow anything else to use the drive. I am definitely not reinstalling it.

    GPU cooling (100°C->75°C)* Inspiron 8600 * 1.8ghz Pentium M * 128 MB Radeon 9600 Pro Turbo (337/242 -> 400/300) * 2x256 MB DDR2700 SDRAM * Aquamark 3: 24058 * 3DMark'03: 3404 * 3DMark'01 SE: 13120
     
    mathlete2001, Jul 13, 2004
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    cool,
    looks like ya dodged the bullet on this one.

    Jack

    The color of justice in america is green.
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    bootleg2go, Jul 13, 2004
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    Also, Andrew, Dell is pretty good about sending parts to owners that are easy to replace (in case you did need a new player and were worried about your mods)
     
    srdhkl, Jul 14, 2004
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