Re: DVD burner not recognized by computer

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Galen wrote:
> In news:1135258214.902538.311340@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
> iggystooge <paulfincannon@xxxxxxxxx> had this to say:
>
> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
>
>> Thanks for all of the replies and suggestions. I fixed it by
>> switching jumpers and uninstalling and reinstalling Nero. Thanks for
>> giving me the confidence that I was on the right track!
>>
>> Iggy
>
> No problem but Cari beat me by a minute (on my screen) for the
> answer. <g> I was almost fast enough to get that on out there in
> time. Ah well. It's not that hard and it's good to know. Computer
> hardware can be pretty interesting. I remember putting a kit together
> back when I was a wee lad but that's after the VIC 20 had been out
> and it was a PET from the back of, I think, Popular Science. I ended
> up going to a convention to get a disk drive because it didn't come
> with one. My parent's drove me... Wow... That was 23 years ago? But,
> in the digression, I have a point. Today it's a lot easier and most
> anyone can do it. A lot of people are worried about breaking
> something. So long as you maintain good practices and think before
> doing you should be all set.
> For instance, if you don't have (and I know this will sound insane
> but bear with me) a static free mat to work on and a grounding strap?
> Go ahead and leave it plugged in. Turn it OFF of course - but leave
> it plugged in. That ensures (assuming your electricity meets modern
> code) that you've an established ground. Discharge static by touching
> something grounded and metal before putting your paws into the case.
> If it's warm it's mechanical, if it's cold it's software. Power flux
> causes odd errors. It's not always fixable. And if you break it you
> can always replace it fairly cheap. So, confidence and a willingness
> to say "oops, I messed up" and then asking for help is all you need
> to learn on your own. Once you start the process you're a long ways
> towards getting things going in a whole new direction - a direction
> where you're able and willing to upgrade components, swap out
> components, and then eventually (perhaps) you'll tackle a big job
> like building your own PC. Maybe the next one will be one where you
> modify the tower yourself or even install liquid cooling. So, now
> that you've started be careful as it can be addicting. But it's fun
> and, really if you do it piece by piece, it's not even that
> expensive.

Leaving it plugged in is a very bad idea. Not all PSUs have a switch to cut
the power. In these cases there is still power to the motherboard. Plugging
in a PCI card can cause the computer to power up. If the PSU has a switch
that kills the power and it is wired correctly (not always true with cheap
PSUs) you are correct. That's too many if's for me.

Kerry


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