Mouse Nightshirt Posted August 8, 2003 Report Share Posted August 8, 2003 As well as my main PC, I have a really old clunker of a machine (a 133Mhtz) which is perfect from my X-Com needs. However, recently, the CD-Rom Driver jams just before going completely in. I've dismantled it, reset it, and plugged it back in, yet it still sticks out when you go to to put it back in. I don't really want to buy another CD-Rom driver because the computer isn't worth upgrading or buying replacements for, so I want to try and handle the current drive. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted August 8, 2003 Report Share Posted August 8, 2003 oh come on mouse! a new cd-rom drive is only £10 ishlots of cheap cd-rom drive on ebuyer.co.uk otherwise, would you really want to trust your virtually irreplaceable x-com CD's to a faulty drive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Photon Posted August 8, 2003 Report Share Posted August 8, 2003 Amen Alan *looks at page* Wow, that's cheap man pity that here isn't as cheap as that... If the machine was more powerful I'd recommend a cd virtualizer software... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouse Nightshirt Posted August 10, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2003 £10!? That old system is only worth £10! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Demi-Godly One Posted August 10, 2003 Report Share Posted August 10, 2003 What?! Are you suggesting that X-com is not worth a measly £10? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyro Posted August 11, 2003 Report Share Posted August 11, 2003 can you post a pic of the dis-mantaled cd-rom drive maybe you just missed something or it could just be dirt? Or try going to car-boot, garage..etc sales they have cheap things there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouse Nightshirt Posted August 14, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2003 I'll check it out again this weekend. I hope it aint terminal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BladeFireLight Posted August 15, 2003 Report Share Posted August 15, 2003 most cdroms use a gear to close the door... probably chiped a tooth on the door's track. sorry but it's probably toast. -Blade FireLight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyro Posted August 16, 2003 Report Share Posted August 16, 2003 or if its uses an elestic the elastic may have snapped or come off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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