-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Firefox Revisited
- From: betty <nextcent@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 11:41:48 -0500
Thanks, Troth. Before I go ahead, I just want you to see what comes up
when I
try to eject the CD. Yesterday, when I checked one of the other options,
is when
everything went crazy. So my question is, in doing the paper clip thing,
will something
crazy happen?
~OoO~ wrote:
>In the future, to shut down the computer if it won't work using the =
>normal method, all you need to do is hold down the power button for 5 =
>seconds. System will then shut down. Don't do it this way unless =
>absolutely necessary, as you won't get a shut down sequence, but instead =
>you will get a quick cold shut down just like the plug was pulled. Only =
>difference is that its more convenient than unplugging the system.
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>Regarding the CD drive...
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>Two ways you can eject the drive.
>
>First way... After you've managed to shut down the system, you need to =
>restart the system and then press the eject button just as you start the =
>computer. Do it as soon as the power on the computer goes on... just =
>keep hitting that eject button.
>
>Second way... most drives have a little visible pinhole on them, usually =
>directly beneath the tray. Get yourself a paperclip, stick it in that =
>pinhole until you feel resistance, and then push that paperclip in with =
>some force, effectively popping open the drive. And, don't worry... you =
>won't break anything. That pinhole has a purpose, and I just described =
>to you what it is. Its there for when you have a drive that will not =
>open electrically. It's a manual eject.
>
>You most likely just had a bad burn. Unfortunately, some drives don't =
>like bad burns. So, they sort of jam up on you while the drive is trying =
>to read it. Which is why you want to eject the drive before Windows =
>loads up.
>
>Try again. Try burning at the slowest possible speed and make sure you =
>are not doing anything else on that computer. Every computer and drive =
>is different. Some are more picky with how much resources it wants or =
>even needs to effectively make the burn.
>
>So... try the burn again, and don't worry... you're doing great. The =
>datat is still there. No loss (unless its bad sectors and your bookmarks =
>happen to be stored at that exact point). But, again, you need to do =
>that error-checking scan. Even more so now that this happened. You want =
>to make sure that the hard drive did not go bad on you.
>
>---Troth
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