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Old September 4th 06, 10:29 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.disks.general
Brad
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Default Same Type of Problem with both Floppy Drive & CD Rom Drive!!!

Hi,

My cousin asked me to repair his Compaq Presario 1060 laptop (Windows 95)
which developed two problems at the same time!!!

One of the two problems has to do with the floppy disk drive which
suddenly has trouble reading floppy disks. The other problem (started around
the same time as the floppy drive problem) has to do with the CD rom drive.
That too has trouble reading CD rom files!!! Note: Using it's external power
supply, which I had tested under load (AOK), the problems still exist.
Note: This laptop was not damaged by a storm.

The hard disk drive works just fine. Is there something that could have
effected both the floppy drive and the CD rom drive, but not effect the HDD?

Thanks in advance, Brad

Before you type your password, credit card number, etc.,
be sure there is no active keystroke logger (spyware) in your PC.

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Old September 5th 06, 12:42 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.disks.general
AlmostBob
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Posts: 187
Default Same Type of Problem with both Floppy Drive & CD Rom Drive!!!

floppy disk cdrom have a common/similar operation,
both require a external object to be inserted that then is picked up by a
spindle, aligned with the read/write heads, spun and read
If the pc were dropped, or otherwise shocked the heads could be out of
alignment
If the pc were kept in a dirty environment dust n dirt could enter the slots
and mask the read/write heads
the spindles may have enough dirt that the disk.cd is not centered properly
so the tracks do not pass over the heads
stepper motors burn out dust in bearings changes rotational speed

often a can of compressed air is only needed
--
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http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Super Antispyware http://www.superantispyware.com/
Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.activescan.com
Panda online AntiSpyware Scan
http://www.pandasoftware.com/virus_info/spyware/test/
Catalog of removal tools (1)
http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
Catalog of removal tools (2)
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n...aspx?CID=40387
Trouble Shooting guide to Windows http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
Cool Web Shredder http://www.trendmicro.com/cwshredder/
links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before
use
Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters
_
"Brad" wrote in message
...
Hi,

My cousin asked me to repair his Compaq Presario 1060 laptop (Windows

95)
which developed two problems at the same time!!!

One of the two problems has to do with the floppy disk drive which
suddenly has trouble reading floppy disks. The other problem (started

around
the same time as the floppy drive problem) has to do with the CD rom

drive.
That too has trouble reading CD rom files!!! Note: Using it's external

power
supply, which I had tested under load (AOK), the problems still exist.
Note: This laptop was not damaged by a storm.

The hard disk drive works just fine. Is there something that could

have
effected both the floppy drive and the CD rom drive, but not effect the

HDD?

Thanks in advance, Brad

Before you type your password, credit card number, etc.,
be sure there is no active keystroke logger (spyware) in your PC.



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Old September 5th 06, 02:38 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.disks.general
Ron Badour
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Default Same Type of Problem with both Floppy Drive & CD Rom Drive!!!

Almost,

I think you missed that it is a laptop. It seems highly unlikely that both
drives (probably swappable drives) would quit functioning at the same time
for the reasons you stated. I think it more likely there is some other
hardware problem or possibly a system problem. I just don't know enough
about laptops to comment knowledgeably however. Mine has XP and a fixed
CDRom that works when I put a disk in it G.
--
Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"AlmostBob" wrote in message
...
floppy disk cdrom have a common/similar operation,
both require a external object to be inserted that then is picked up by a
spindle, aligned with the read/write heads, spun and read
If the pc were dropped, or otherwise shocked the heads could be out of
alignment
If the pc were kept in a dirty environment dust n dirt could enter the
slots
and mask the read/write heads
the spindles may have enough dirt that the disk.cd is not centered
properly
so the tracks do not pass over the heads
stepper motors burn out dust in bearings changes rotational speed

often a can of compressed air is only needed
--
-
Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de
spybot http://security.kolla.de
AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com
Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Super Antispyware http://www.superantispyware.com/
Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.activescan.com
Panda online AntiSpyware Scan
http://www.pandasoftware.com/virus_info/spyware/test/
Catalog of removal tools (1)
http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
Catalog of removal tools (2)
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n...aspx?CID=40387
Trouble Shooting guide to Windows http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
Cool Web Shredder http://www.trendmicro.com/cwshredder/
links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before
use
Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters
_
"Brad" wrote in message
...
Hi,

My cousin asked me to repair his Compaq Presario 1060 laptop
(Windows

95)
which developed two problems at the same time!!!

One of the two problems has to do with the floppy disk drive which
suddenly has trouble reading floppy disks. The other problem (started

around
the same time as the floppy drive problem) has to do with the CD rom

drive.
That too has trouble reading CD rom files!!! Note: Using it's external

power
supply, which I had tested under load (AOK), the problems still exist.
Note: This laptop was not damaged by a storm.

The hard disk drive works just fine. Is there something that could

have
effected both the floppy drive and the CD rom drive, but not effect the

HDD?

Thanks in advance, Brad

Before you type your password, credit card number, etc.,
be sure there is no active keystroke logger (spyware) in your PC.





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Old September 5th 06, 12:27 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.disks.general
AlmostBob
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Posts: 187
Default Same Type of Problem with both Floppy Drive & CD Rom Drive!!!

presario 1060 has internal floppy and cdrom drives and
1 or 2 gb harddrive in what is a very large case for a laptop,
not swappable drives,
they were shipped in the beginning of the production run with win 95, giving
an estimate of age.
both drives with access to dirt n grot have similar failures at the same
time,
and no other in common, separate mobo connectors, pws supply connection,
physical location in the case, and they are masked from each other
the OP only stated that the pc was not damaged by storm,
that leaves flood fire plague and act of war that arent excluded.
since the pc can be bought for $25 approx on ebay,
it is not really worth spending any more time on it than a can of compressed
air cleaner
--
-
Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de
spybot http://www.safer-networking.org
AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com
Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Super Antispyware http://www.superantispyware.com/
Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.activescan.com
Panda online AntiSpyware Scan
http://www.pandasoftware.com/virus_info/spyware/test/
Catalog of removal tools (1)
http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
Catalog of removal tools (2)
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n...aspx?CID=40387
Trouble Shooting guide to Windows http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
Cool Web Shredder http://www.trendmicro.com/cwshredder/
links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before
use
Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters
_
"Ron Badour" wrote in message
...
Almost,

I think you missed that it is a laptop. It seems highly unlikely that

both
drives (probably swappable drives) would quit functioning at the same time
for the reasons you stated. I think it more likely there is some other
hardware problem or possibly a system problem. I just don't know enough
about laptops to comment knowledgeably however. Mine has XP and a fixed
CDRom that works when I put a disk in it G.
--
Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"AlmostBob" wrote in message
...
floppy disk cdrom have a common/similar operation,
both require a external object to be inserted that then is picked up by

a
spindle, aligned with the read/write heads, spun and read
If the pc were dropped, or otherwise shocked the heads could be out of
alignment
If the pc were kept in a dirty environment dust n dirt could enter the
slots
and mask the read/write heads
the spindles may have enough dirt that the disk.cd is not centered
properly
so the tracks do not pass over the heads
stepper motors burn out dust in bearings changes rotational speed

often a can of compressed air is only needed
--
-
Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de
spybot http://security.kolla.de
AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com
Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Super Antispyware http://www.superantispyware.com/
Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.activescan.com
Panda online AntiSpyware Scan
http://www.pandasoftware.com/virus_info/spyware/test/
Catalog of removal tools (1)
http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
Catalog of removal tools (2)
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n...aspx?CID=40387
Trouble Shooting guide to Windows http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
Cool Web Shredder http://www.trendmicro.com/cwshredder/
links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before
use
Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters
_
"Brad" wrote in message
...
Hi,

My cousin asked me to repair his Compaq Presario 1060 laptop
(Windows

95)
which developed two problems at the same time!!!

One of the two problems has to do with the floppy disk drive which
suddenly has trouble reading floppy disks. The other problem (started

around
the same time as the floppy drive problem) has to do with the CD rom

drive.
That too has trouble reading CD rom files!!! Note: Using it's

external
power
supply, which I had tested under load (AOK), the problems still exist.
Note: This laptop was not damaged by a storm.

The hard disk drive works just fine. Is there something that could

have
effected both the floppy drive and the CD rom drive, but not effect the

HDD?

Thanks in advance, Brad

Before you type your password, credit card number, etc.,
be sure there is no active keystroke logger (spyware) in your PC.







 




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