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    6625WD DVD problem - won't allow vista64 boot

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by fuddam, Dec 31, 2007.

  1. fuddam

    fuddam Notebook Enthusiast

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    my dvd drive has been giving me grief lately. Can take AGES to recognise a dvd, often just stuck in a loop until I reopen the drive door.

    Also, if I try to boot the laptop with a dvd in the drive (i.e. a movie dvd), it will not reach the vista login screen. I either must have an empty drive before I boot up, or open the dvd door to allow the boot sequence to finish, then close it afterwards. The interrupt occurs after one sees the microsoft loading bar, but before the login screen.

    any ideas?

    vista64 business. yesterday removed the DVD drive from the BIOS boot sequence, but it hasn't helped. Vista has *generally* been fine otherwise.

    anyone know the spec of the drive?
     
    fuddam, Dec 31, 2007
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  2. Sprint

    Sprint DTR Super Mod

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    what BIOS are you using?
     
    Sprint, Jan 1, 2008
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  3. fuddam

    fuddam Notebook Enthusiast

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    just checked: z15N008 (20/8-2007)
     
    fuddam, Jan 1, 2008
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    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    Some thoughts:

    I set the boot order in the BIOS to have the HDD first. This stops the computer from taking time checking for an optical disc and then trying to boot from it. If I want to boot from a CD, I then use F10 at the BIOS screen to select a one-off boot.

    You can clear any bugs with the IDE interface by, in Device Manager, uninstalling the IDE channel which serves the optical drive (should be UDMA-2 transfer rate but may be PIO if there has been some read errors - PIO will really hit performance). After uninstallation, redetect the hardware.

    You can see the optical model number in Device Manager.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Jan 1, 2008
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    fuddam Notebook Enthusiast

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    yep, removing the optical from the boot order was my first move, but it hasn't helped

    :(

    will try your other suggestions - thanks
     
    fuddam, Jan 1, 2008
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