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Mystery Laptop (Compaq Presario 1060) Problem
Hi,
Mystery problem with Compaq Presario 1060 Laptop. Note: I service TVs, etc., rarely service a computer. PROBLEM (Hard Disk Drive is fine): On the same day (no storm and it wasn't dropped) this laptop started to have read/write problems with the floppy disk drive (several disks tried). Also, the CD rom drive no longer could read home "burned" CDs, which it never had trouble reading before. However, the CD rom drive has no trouble reading commercial CDs ("stronger impressions"). Using a software diagnostic tool on the floppy disk drive, a series of tests were performed and the only test that failed (error # 603-08) was the Write/Read/Compare test. Note: Sometimes a floppy disk can be read in part, then everything "freezes" to the point that I have to turn off the computer (Ctrl, Alt, & Del doesn't work). There never is a "Abort/Retry...." message as happens when you have a faulty disk or no disk in the drive. It's as though the read/write heads in the floppy drive and the read "head" in the CD rom drive lost "sensitivity" at the same time!! What do you think is causing this problem? 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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Did you take your laptop through a dust storm?
Try cleaning them both. - Mike "Brad" wrote in message ... Hi, Mystery problem with Compaq Presario 1060 Laptop. Note: I service TVs, etc., rarely service a computer. PROBLEM (Hard Disk Drive is fine): On the same day (no storm and it wasn't dropped) this laptop started to have read/write problems with the floppy disk drive (several disks tried). Also, the CD rom drive no longer could read home "burned" CDs, which it never had trouble reading before. However, the CD rom drive has no trouble reading commercial CDs ("stronger impressions"). Using a software diagnostic tool on the floppy disk drive, a series of tests were performed and the only test that failed (error # 603-08) was the Write/Read/Compare test. Note: Sometimes a floppy disk can be read in part, then everything "freezes" to the point that I have to turn off the computer (Ctrl, Alt, & Del doesn't work). There never is a "Abort/Retry...." message as happens when you have a faulty disk or no disk in the drive. It's as though the read/write heads in the floppy drive and the read "head" in the CD rom drive lost "sensitivity" at the same time!! What do you think is causing this problem? 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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Since the CD drive and Floppy Drive are two independent electro-mechanical
devices. What specifically is in common with them? Motherboard, BIOS, Operating System, Possible Dirt and Debris, plus many other probabilities. As suggested, try cleaning them first then delve into more through diagnostics. Try downloading a couple of diagnostics that will run from the Hard Drive. Google is your friend in finding them. "Michael Kennedy" wrote in message . .. Did you take your laptop through a dust storm? Try cleaning them both. - Mike "Brad" wrote in message ... Hi, Mystery problem with Compaq Presario 1060 Laptop. Note: I service TVs, etc., rarely service a computer. PROBLEM (Hard Disk Drive is fine): On the same day (no storm and it wasn't dropped) this laptop started to have read/write problems with the floppy disk drive (several disks tried). Also, the CD rom drive no longer could read home "burned" CDs, which it never had trouble reading before. However, the CD rom drive has no trouble reading commercial CDs ("stronger impressions"). Using a software diagnostic tool on the floppy disk drive, a series of tests were performed and the only test that failed (error # 603-08) was the Write/Read/Compare test. Note: Sometimes a floppy disk can be read in part, then everything "freezes" to the point that I have to turn off the computer (Ctrl, Alt, & Del doesn't work). There never is a "Abort/Retry...." message as happens when you have a faulty disk or no disk in the drive. It's as though the read/write heads in the floppy drive and the read "head" in the CD rom drive lost "sensitivity" at the same time!! What do you think is causing this problem? 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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"Brad" wrote in message
... Hi, Mystery problem with Compaq Presario 1060 Laptop. Note: I service TVs, etc., rarely service a computer. PROBLEM (Hard Disk Drive is fine): On the same day (no storm and it wasn't dropped) this laptop started to have read/write problems with the floppy disk drive (several disks tried). Also, the CD rom drive no longer could read home "burned" CDs, which it never had trouble reading before. However, the CD rom drive has no trouble reading commercial CDs ("stronger impressions"). Using a software diagnostic tool on the floppy disk drive, a series of tests were performed and the only test that failed (error # 603-08) was the Write/Read/Compare test. Note: Sometimes a floppy disk can be read in part, then everything "freezes" to the point that I have to turn off the computer (Ctrl, Alt, & Del doesn't work). There never is a "Abort/Retry...." message as happens when you have a faulty disk or no disk in the drive. It's as though the read/write heads in the floppy drive and the read "head" in the CD rom drive lost "sensitivity" at the same time!! What do you think is causing this problem? 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. Uh, sorry to seem snarky, but just replace the freakin' floppy drive, it's like $13. Same with the CD drive. One hour of labor costs more than both of these hardware devices combined. Floppy drives are crap, nobody uses them any more in fact there is not a single laptop on the new market today which has an internal floppy drive. The reason nobody uses them is because they are unreliable, both the hardware and the media are exposed to the external environment at all times. Replace the CD drive, and blow $59 for a USB flash drive instead of replacing the floppy. Just my 2 cents. |
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Uh, sorry to seem snarky, but just replace the freakin' floppy drive, it's like $13. Same with the CD drive. One hour of labor costs more than both of these hardware devices combined. Floppy drives are crap, nobody uses them any more in fact there is not a single laptop on the new market today which has an internal floppy drive. The reason nobody uses them is because they are unreliable, both the hardware and the media are exposed to the external environment at all times. Replace the CD drive, and blow $59 for a USB flash drive instead of replacing the floppy. Just my 2 cents. They're plenty reliable, I have some going on 15 years old that still work fine. The reason nobody uses them anymore is that the amount of data they store is tiny, I have a USB stick about 1/4 the size of a stick of chewing gum on my keyring that holds about 700 1.44mb floppies worth of data. |
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"Dave" writes:
"Brad" wrote in message ... Hi, Mystery problem with Compaq Presario 1060 Laptop. Note: I service TVs, etc., rarely service a computer. PROBLEM (Hard Disk Drive is fine): On the same day (no storm and it wasn't dropped) this laptop started to have read/write problems with the floppy disk drive (several disks tried). Also, the CD rom drive no longer could read home "burned" CDs, which it never had trouble reading before. However, the CD rom drive has no trouble reading commercial CDs ("stronger impressions"). Using a software diagnostic tool on the floppy disk drive, a series of tests were performed and the only test that failed (error # 603-08) was the Write/Read/Compare test. Note: Sometimes a floppy disk can be read in part, then everything "freezes" to the point that I have to turn off the computer (Ctrl, Alt, & Del doesn't work). There never is a "Abort/Retry...." message as happens when you have a faulty disk or no disk in the drive. It's as though the read/write heads in the floppy drive and the read "head" in the CD rom drive lost "sensitivity" at the same time!! What do you think is causing this problem? 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. Uh, sorry to seem snarky, but just replace the freakin' floppy drive, it's like $13. Same with the CD drive. One hour of labor costs more than both of these hardware devices combined. Floppy drives are crap, nobody uses them any more in fact there is not a single laptop on the new market today which has an internal floppy drive. The reason nobody uses them is because they are unreliable, both the hardware and the media are exposed to the external environment at all times. Replace the CD drive, and blow $59 for a USB flash drive instead of replacing the floppy. Just my 2 cents. Heck, and I thought this was a *repair* group. Well, OK, I guess replacing drives to repair the laptop qualifies but the most likely explanation for his problems are that they got dirty. And that's a few minutes and not of your very valuable time. ;-) --- sam | Sci.Electronics.Repair FAQ: http://www.repairfaq.org/ Repair | Main Table of Contents: http://www.repairfaq.org/REPAIR/ +Lasers | Sam's Laser FAQ: http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/lasersam.htm | Mirror Sites: http://www.repairfaq.org/REPAIR/F_mirror.html Important: Anything sent to the email address in the message header above is ignored unless my full name AND either lasers or electronics is included in the subject line. Or, you can contact me via the Feedback Form in the FAQs. |
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"Sam Goldwasser" wrote in message ... Heck, and I thought this was a *repair* group. Well, OK, I guess replacing drives to repair the laptop qualifies but the most likely explanation for his problems are that they got dirty. And that's a few minutes and not of your very valuable time. ;-) If my popup toaster or other $8 appliance dies I may well poke around inside of it. But even I - who once made a living fixing small appliances and the like - don't bother now. When floppies were $200 - $300 each we fixed them. At $10 it ain't going to happen. |
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Yeah, but don't laptop drives typically cost more than $10? I havn't priced
on in ages so I don't know.. If it were me I'd just clean them and lube them both and see what happens. - Mike "Homer J Simpson" wrote in message news:cv2Qg.29831$cz3.25567@edtnps82... "Sam Goldwasser" wrote in message ... Heck, and I thought this was a *repair* group. Well, OK, I guess replacing drives to repair the laptop qualifies but the most likely explanation for his problems are that they got dirty. And that's a few minutes and not of your very valuable time. ;-) If my popup toaster or other $8 appliance dies I may well poke around inside of it. But even I - who once made a living fixing small appliances and the like - don't bother now. When floppies were $200 - $300 each we fixed them. At $10 it ain't going to happen. |
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"Michael Kennedy" ) writes:
Yeah, but don't laptop drives typically cost more than $10? I havn't priced on in ages so I don't know.. If it were me I'd just clean them and lube them both and see what happens. - Mike Certainly they used to, as was the case with most laptop components. They tended to not be standard in the past, so you paid more. I was under the impression that it wasn't just laptop versus desktop, but the parts tended to be specific to a manufacturer, so there was no such thing as a "laptop floppy" but a floppy drive for Brand A and a different floppy drive for Brand B. That tends to keep prices high. I have no idea whether that's the case in more recent years or not. Michael "Homer J Simpson" wrote in message news:cv2Qg.29831$cz3.25567@edtnps82... "Sam Goldwasser" wrote in message ... Heck, and I thought this was a *repair* group. Well, OK, I guess replacing drives to repair the laptop qualifies but the most likely explanation for his problems are that they got dirty. And that's a few minutes and not of your very valuable time. ;-) If my popup toaster or other $8 appliance dies I may well poke around inside of it. But even I - who once made a living fixing small appliances and the like - don't bother now. When floppies were $200 - $300 each we fixed them. At $10 it ain't going to happen. |
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