[Ham-Computers] Erratic Boot from CD

[Ron Youvan]

   Jim Hill wrote:

 > I'm having problems with erratic success when booting from a CD on my
 > Dell 5160 laptop running Win XP.  BIOS is set up to be the first in
 > line when booting, and it should be set up correctly, since I have
 > booted successfully.   It is steadily getting worse, and now boots
 > infrequently.  I'm thinking of cleaning the small lens using a cotton
 > swab and alcohol. The lens is recessed, so will leave a little
 > alcohol in the drive.  Is this a good idea?  The lens looks fine when
 > I just look at it.  Should I purchase a cd cleaner disk, or just use
 > the alcohol?   I can read CD's and DVD's but sometimes they take time to start.

   Bite the bullet and spend $10 at Wally World for a CD+DVD lens cleaning disk.
For a minimal chance of destroying anything.
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    73 Ron KA4INM - All E-mail sent to this address shall linger in the Google cloud forever!