needa help

Merlin Al'Thor · 01-28-2003, 11:59 PM

okay i need some technical help, and due to experience i know some of u guys are kinda experts on computers so plz try to answer this Q: How come my cd drive cannot play cds, and how do i fix it? it used to work but now it just makes a kinda weird sound and it doesn;t read the cd at all. it happened after i tried to open a character file in Diablo II''but it froze so i manually'' shut it down, restarted and when i tried to start up diablo II again it didn't work, retried, didn;t work and then tried every cd ïncluding BGII. NOne worked!! Plz try to help me!@!# and uhh yeah how do u arghh kill the last boss again??
ps: i meet all the system requirements for Diablo II, and i have played it numerous times before this happened.

[ 01-29-2003, 12:09 AM: Message edited by: Merlin Al'Thor ]

Luvian · 01-29-2003, 12:46 AM

Maybe your cd drive blew up. It happened to me before.

Indemaijinj · 01-29-2003, 07:56 AM

Besides mice, cd-drives and diskette-drives are some of the parts of a computer that breaks rather easily. it can be anything from a broken mechanism, an off-focus laser to a burned out electric motor.

Brennihelvete · 01-29-2003, 03:01 PM

It could be as easy as saying "Its broken". You should have it checked by the vendor or just buy a new one. CD Drives is very cheap nowadays.

Merlin Al'Thor · 01-29-2003, 05:45 PM

WEll thatz just great, my dads gonna be pissed. well thanks for your time.

ryanthemighty · 01-31-2003, 10:06 PM

I had the same problem about a week ago. My CD drive just stopped reading the disk, or it'd take FOREVER to load, or it'd start to load, and then just stop!
Before I took the whole tower and tossed it out the window, I thought to try...

"The Old Nintendo Trick".
Nobody can claim starting it, and everyone who ever owned one did it. If a game wasn't playing right you'd either take the game and blow vigorously at the opened end, or into the machine itself. You had to make sure you were nice and dry, 'cause you don't want to get sensitive components wet. (Like blowing into the console is real techinical.)

I opened the cd slot and blew gently and dryly a few times. It was better. I got the CD to boot... and then stop. So I swore a few times, opened it up again and blew harder... and it worked!

I realise that it would have been better(and more hygenic) to buy a drive cleaner CD, which is what I'm telling you to do, but it was a good way to vent my frustrations on an inanimate machine for a few minutes.

The end.
-R

Link · 02-01-2003, 05:07 AM

I remember that Nintendo trick.. In the end, when you were having fun of the Nintendo for a few years you'd have to blow every single time, when you wanted to play, and vigorously as well, if you wanted the game to work

Brings back good memories! *Duck Hunt!!*

ryanthemighty · 02-01-2003, 06:44 PM

Yup. That and the Konami Code will live forever...

01-28-2003, 11:59 PM	#1
Merlin Al'Thor Drow Warrior Join Date: August 25, 2002 Location: Australia Age: 36 Posts: 254	okay i need some technical help, and due to experience i know some of u guys are kinda experts on computers so plz try to answer this Q: How come my cd drive cannot play cds, and how do i fix it? it used to work but now it just makes a kinda weird sound and it doesn;t read the cd at all. it happened after i tried to open a character file in Diablo II''but it froze so i manually'' shut it down, restarted and when i tried to start up diablo II again it didn't work, retried, didn;t work and then tried every cd ïncluding BGII. NOne worked!! Plz try to help me!@!# and uhh yeah how do u arghh kill the last boss again?? ps: i meet all the system requirements for Diablo II, and i have played it numerous times before this happened. [ 01-29-2003, 12:09 AM: Message edited by: Merlin Al'Thor ] __________________ Chaw

01-29-2003, 12:46 AM	#2
Luvian Ironworks Moderator Join Date: June 27, 2001 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Age: 44 Posts: 6,763	Maybe your cd drive blew up. It happened to me before. __________________ Once upon a time in Canada...

01-29-2003, 07:56 AM	#3
Indemaijinj Symbol of Cyric Join Date: June 15, 2002 Location: Denmark Age: 44 Posts: 1,163	Besides mice, cd-drives and diskette-drives are some of the parts of a computer that breaks rather easily. it can be anything from a broken mechanism, an off-focus laser to a burned out electric motor. __________________ The Bleak Caballero<br /><br />Proud and original member (and secret admirer) of the Pro-Mazzy movement.

01-29-2003, 03:01 PM	#4
Brennihelvete Avatar Join Date: September 25, 2002 Location: Norway Age: 40 Posts: 516	It could be as easy as saying "Its broken". You should have it checked by the vendor or just buy a new one. CD Drives is very cheap nowadays. __________________

01-29-2003, 05:45 PM	#5
Merlin Al'Thor Drow Warrior Join Date: August 25, 2002 Location: Australia Age: 36 Posts: 254	WEll thatz just great, my dads gonna be pissed. well thanks for your time. __________________ Chaw

01-31-2003, 10:06 PM	#6
ryanthemighty Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: February 7, 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Age: 47 Posts: 36	I had the same problem about a week ago. My CD drive just stopped reading the disk, or it'd take FOREVER to load, or it'd start to load, and then just stop! Before I took the whole tower and tossed it out the window, I thought to try... "The Old Nintendo Trick". Nobody can claim starting it, and everyone who ever owned one did it. If a game wasn't playing right you'd either take the game and blow vigorously at the opened end, or into the machine itself. You had to make sure you were nice and dry, 'cause you don't want to get sensitive components wet. (Like blowing into the console is real techinical.) I opened the cd slot and blew gently and dryly a few times. It was better. I got the CD to boot... and then stop. So I swore a few times, opened it up again and blew harder... and it worked! I realise that it would have been better(and more hygenic) to buy a drive cleaner CD, which is what I'm telling you to do, but it was a good way to vent my frustrations on an inanimate machine for a few minutes. The end. -R __________________ Your mind is like a parking lot: Sometimes it is full.<br />Sometimes it is empty.<br />And sometimes you make your own space...

02-01-2003, 05:07 AM	#7
Link Jack Burton Join Date: May 15, 2001 Location: The Netherlands Age: 40 Posts: 5,888	I remember that Nintendo trick.. In the end, when you were having fun of the Nintendo for a few years you'd have to blow every single time, when you wanted to play, and vigorously as well, if you wanted the game to work Brings back good memories! Duck Hunt!! __________________ Rowing is not a sport, it's a way of life Goal: Beijing 2008

02-01-2003, 06:44 PM	#8
ryanthemighty Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: February 7, 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Age: 47 Posts: 36	Yup. That and the Konami Code will live forever... __________________ Your mind is like a parking lot: Sometimes it is full.<br />Sometimes it is empty.<br />And sometimes you make your own space...

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