[dba-Tech] DVD drive in ancient computer

[Arthur Fuller]

It's not the CDs that are the problem. It's the drive itself, I think.

On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 12:04 PM rockysmolin bchacc.com <
rockysmolin at bchacc.com> wrote:

> Perhaps the CD you are using is not a bootable CD or has the boot track
> damaged. Suggest you try another CD.
>
> r
>
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> Said box runs WIndows 7. It's an HP Millenium, must be more than 10 years
> old. probably older.
>
> The system will not boot from the CD/DVD drive. When booted from the hard
> drive and then I check devices and select the CD/DVD drive in question, it
> is working properly. Except that it isn't.
>
> Any suggestion
>
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> Arthur
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Arthur