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Tech TIme: CD-R Freezing Computer
croxis
I am the walrus
in Zocalo v2.0
AURGE. Eversence I moved to college when I insert a black CD-R into my CD-RW drive, my comuter freezes, and then it unfeezes when I eject the blank CD. This didn't happen before I moved! Any ideas on what is wrong?
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What OS are you using?
Try turning off Autoplay btw - it could be that for some reason the Autoplay feature is trying to run the cd...which obviously can't be read.
[This message has been edited by Random Chaos (edited 10-01-2002).]
My drive was a few months old, and it was something like version 1.9 and I DL'd a 1.10 Firmware upgrade that gave it the ability to recognize a whole slew of new media types for CDR and CDRW discs...
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[b]Speaking of Firmware - where is a good location to get them in general?[/b][/quote]
Typically a Flashable Firmware upgrade comes from the manufacturers web sites. If you buy a device through Dell or other distributors, sometimes they will also carry firmware for the devices that they sell if it is available at all.
My drive's firmware came from it's manufacturer's web site, and I had to look for it by model number, then refine it to assembly board numbers...
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Have you opened it up and checked the power and IDE cables?
Do you have gremlins?
Yes
Have you opened it up and checked the power and IDE cables?
Yes
Do you have gremlins?
I think it might be a blue aardvark!
[b]I think it works now.[/b][/quote]
Good! What did you do?
Argone
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fixing a Mac requires, and I quote from a service bulletin " a sharp percussive force ".
One must use the correct terms my friend, can't have people associating the riff raff with Mac's.
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[b]The Apple III had a slight problem with the motherboard. If the table upon which the computer was sitting got bumped, the board came unseated. The solution given by Apple was to hold the computer above the table at about chest height and drop it, reseating the board. Being an Apple, of course, meant that opening the computer voided the warranty, but dropping it from about 2 feet was just fine.
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That is just weird...
[b]The Apple III had a slight problem with the motherboard. If the table upon which the computer was sitting got bumped, the board came unseated. The solution given by Apple was to hold the computer above the table at about chest height and drop it, reseating the board. Being an Apple, of course, meant that opening the computer voided the warranty, but dropping it from about 2 feet was just fine.[/b][/quote]
They don't make them like they used to. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/biggrin.gif[/img]
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Next time...get a plextor. They cost more, but they RULE, and their support services are great (I did have one fail after many, many CDs...and they replaced it willingly).
Anyway..yeah, I would try to get a firmware..and if that doesn't work...see if you can get it replaced under warrenty (if it is under one still)...otherwise..well...
Did you try the drive in a different computer if possible?
As for the case itself, you're damn lucky your hard drive didn't get toasted. Excessive force tends to kill critical components.
What OS are you running? 9x? NT/2k/XP?
If the latter, hit CTRL ALT DEL and look at your task manager and see what happens when you stick in a CD-R. Pay close attention to the memory usage. That'll tell you if its software or hardware causing this. (ie: if memory usage skyrockets, its software.)
If you're running 9x, you can try running System Monitor. I haven't used 9x in ages, but if you installed it then you can find it located in your System menu via the Start Menu. If it ain't there, go into your windows setup and install it.
One question though, does the LED on the front of the drive blink like crazy when your system freezes like that, or does it stay off?
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Dude, what model is it? I'll see if I can get it for ya.[/quote]
Site is back up :-)
[quote]As for the case itself, you're damn lucky your hard drive didn't get toasted. Excessive force tends to kill critical components.[/quote]
bah, a four inch drop isnt that much
[quote]What OS are you running? 9x? NT/2k/XP?[/quote]
ME (so 9x)
[quote]If you're running 9x, you can try running System Monitor. I haven't used 9x in ages, but if you installed it then you can find it located in your System menu via the Start Menu. If it ain't there, go into your windows setup and install it.[/quote]
The only thing is processor useage dropps to zero when it freezes.
[quote]One question though, does the LED on the front of the drive blink like crazy when your system freezes like that, or does it stay off?[/quote]
No
I have a Yamaha CRW3200EZ
and I can't find the firmware download!!!!!!!!!!!!
I figured something else out. The freeze only happens when the computer looks at the Yamaha drive (I also have a DVD drive, in case that is important). So autorun will case the freeze, Nero will cause the freeze as it scanes the IDE bus, and it will freeze if I open My compute or Windows Explorer.
Note, my fermware is allready up to date, but I will install it anyway.
[b]Next time...get a plextor.[/b][/quote]
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That's what I have...
I'm very pleased with it.
I don't want to spend any more money :*-( I wanna do drum corps, and that costs alot!
btw, 4 inches may not SEEM that big of a deal but hard drives are VERY SENSITIVE equipment. They don't like shocks. Period. Its a damn good way to scratch a platter or two.
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although I am NOT going to try any of the above with my 40 gig seagate [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img]
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