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Laptop issues! Help please!
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-TangleFoot- wrote: »Press [WinKey]+[E].
DVD RW drive.'The only thing that helps me keep my slender grip on reality is the friendship I have with my collection of singing potatoes'
Sleepy J.0 -
-TangleFoot- wrote: »I'm thinking it might be worse than that.
The hard drive is listed in the BIOS but won't boot. The DVD drive isn't listed, nor is USB a boot option.
I'm beginning to think this could be an issue with the BIOS or motherboard.How do I add a signature?0 -
Removable storage devices may not be listed if they're not present.DVD RW drive.
Feel up to burning a diagnostic CD?0 -
-TangleFoot- wrote: »Removable storage devices may not be listed if they're not present.
Feel up to burning a diagnostic CD?
Jeez, man, my brain hurts, this has been going on all day. I really, really appreciate your help on this but think I've got information overload at the mo!
Will pop back tomorrow and if you're still willing to hold my hand, that'd be fantastic.
Massive thanks to everybody who has contributed to my post and put up with my ignorance! Input welcome.'The only thing that helps me keep my slender grip on reality is the friendship I have with my collection of singing potatoes'
Sleepy J.0 -
-TangleFoot- wrote: »Removable storage devices may not be listed if they're not present.
Doesn't explain why DVD drive isn't listed.How do I add a signature?0 -
Having kept quite up to now, my money is on a motherboard bus, bus connector, or bus interface chip fault. Its the only thing that would cause the collective symptoms.
Cant see an easy way to check apart from unplugging devices and plugging them into another machine to see if they respond properly.**** I hereby relieve MSE of all legal responsibility for my post and assume personal responsible for all posts. If any Parking Pirates have a problem with my post then contact me for my solicitors address.*****0 -
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-TangleFoot- wrote: »No disc in the drive? :undecided
should still show up on the device list. If the hdd is on the list, the cd shoudl be, unless theres some sort of bus addressing fault on the MB.
Scroll back to the OP. A hung bus fits exactly all the symptoms. Could even be something as stupid as a dodgy bus plug or cable.**** I hereby relieve MSE of all legal responsibility for my post and assume personal responsible for all posts. If any Parking Pirates have a problem with my post then contact me for my solicitors address.*****0 -
Maybe there was never an ODD in the first place.
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