DISQUS

krix · 7 years ago

I've always had just dial-up so I can't sympathize, but a 14" monitor? No way. Hope you get everything sussed out soon.

dan · 7 years ago

Oh, man. It's hitting you hard, huh?

kaydee · 7 years ago

i feel with you... ;-)

Christine · 7 years ago

This laptop can play most DVDs, but the day I got the LOTR extended version & wanted to watch it at work? No dice. Thanks mean DVD player. Grrrr... Oh well, I lost my job after that and then I got to watch it at home - so pfffffft! (How is that for a sad spin on the unemployment situation? LOL!)

sara · 7 years ago

I had the same DVD problem in my old computer, and doing two things remedied it:

1- Switch jumpers. Make the problem drive be set to "cable select". If it's on a chain with nother CD drive, also set that to cable select. If they're both on cable select and you're having the problem, make one of them master and one slave.

2- Re-seat the IDE cable connection both on the motherboard and on the drive. (Pull out, and push back in) Re-seat the molex (power) connector, as well. (Only on drives)

only do this if you know how to deal with computer innards. =] You don't want to zap something by mistake.

bobby g. · 7 years ago

remember those old green or amber monitors? WOW, svga!

Kristi · 7 years ago

less messy is better... trust me!

kat · 7 years ago

hi kd, could you please update any links you may have for me? thanks. i had to move due to sabotage. http://blogland.com/mysinglemomlife/blog/index.php

nikki g. · 7 years ago

just dropping by to say hello....
seems like it's been forever since we've blogged. hope you're enjoying the time away! is kurtwood still playing his gameboy?

stacey · 7 years ago

You have to perform the ritual naked afro-wigged naked dance around the computer while chanting selections from Commander Taco's random poetry generator, then I guarantee that everything will work just fine. Have faith in the powers of the supernatural!