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This week's Club Pogo challenges!
Solitaire Home Story : Clear 200 diamond cards this week!
Garden Blast : Use 170 bombs or bomb power-up combos this week!
World Class Solitaire HD : Place 200 cards into the foundation stacks this week!


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Posted by TonySoprano
 - September 29, 2004, 07:40:14 PM
I'll probably end up buying one, this isn't my primary computer anyway. I just thought it couldn't hurt to ask around, maybe someone knows something about the internal parts of the drive. Might as well crack it open and see if its something I can fix, if I'm gonna toss it out anyway.
Posted by Token Monster (iaMnafetS)
 - September 29, 2004, 06:01:55 PM
Quote from: Homer on September 27, 2004, 03:45:16 PM
Make sure you have power to the drive. This requires opening your case and checking the connections. I don't recommend you open it if it is under warranty. If you open the case under warranty you void the warranty.

If you do and it still won't open, then more than likely the drawer mechanism is broken. Some drives have a small little button one the front of the drive. Using a pin head or something, you can depress this and open the drive door.

Sounds like you need a new cd rom drive. Probably not a good idea for you to keep punching your pc. ;)


You've already seen how much your warranty does for you haha, I'd suggest cracking it open and replacing it, 40x CD drives are like...$20 or something, REALLY easy to install, no need to send to anyone.  Unscrew the old one, disconnect the cables, put the new one in, screw it in, connect the cables, go.  All the slave/master stuff is dealt with by the fact that you removed the old drive.  Though I'd love to see this whole "string method" sounds intriguing.
Posted by TonySoprano
 - September 28, 2004, 11:00:46 PM
yeah I download a lot of that shareware for the compĀ  ;)
Posted by dallastx
 - September 28, 2004, 08:59:21 PM
custom jobs are nice,i made one for a class project 2 years ago
fried it overclocking it but oh well
i will make another soon
but the software that is coming bundled and the prices of comps now,i could probably just buy a boxed comp and save money with all the software bundled/because i dont use the uhhh **tampered and free** software one can find online if you know what i mean ;)
Posted by DEBKARLAR
 - September 28, 2004, 08:16:11 PM
both comps I've own have been custom mades I'm not a comp in a box person
Posted by badcrazygirl
 - September 28, 2004, 05:26:25 PM
o boy! too expensive  :'(
Posted by dallastx
 - September 28, 2004, 05:22:22 PM
i bought an averatec laptop model 3200 xphome 40gb 512 mb.
was an ok laptop although the processor was 1.05 so it ws lacking in that regard...can buy them at sam's in the states for $900...if you get the screen damaged in anyway well they want $725 bux to fix lolo i trashed mine in the dumpster and chalked it up to experience only hp will get my $$$

oh and i must add wait till you have a problem with your averatec and call their tech support lol funnyyyyyyy

QuoteDUDE ya gotta get a DELL, HP is a piece of crap

lol my dad is a admin at the dell plant here and we have hp media center comps,does that tell you anything ducky?
oh he does use a dell laptop since its furnished
Posted by badcrazygirl
 - September 28, 2004, 04:36:20 PM
whats the price?
Posted by TonySoprano
 - September 28, 2004, 04:34:28 PM
What did you pay for it? I been thinking about getting one for myself.
Posted by Super Duckie
 - September 28, 2004, 04:03:49 PM
thats what i got and i agree, it is a very good one
Posted by TonySoprano
 - September 28, 2004, 03:43:33 PM
A buddy of mine bought an Averatec 3150 Laptop and swears its the best one he has used yet
Posted by Super Duckie
 - September 28, 2004, 01:55:01 PM
i just bought a new Averatec, and so far its a pretty good computer
Posted by badcrazygirl
 - September 28, 2004, 12:55:45 PM
even though it's tough you always go to start and shut it down from their, I only use the button in case it freezes or won't load up any but it hasn't done that in a while so i'm fuine.
Posted by TonySoprano
 - September 28, 2004, 10:07:34 AM
I bought a win95 HP Pavilion for 3500$ 8 years ago (the setups cost more back then) never had to repair it once. I probably reformatted it 100+ times though. I still have it but only use it to play MP3's. Its like a CD player now. All the years that I used it I never even shut the thing down right, I would just push the power button. Tough lil sucker he was.
Posted by TonySoprano
 - September 28, 2004, 09:48:20 AM
HP's are great computers