My wife has Coppaq Presario 900 (Series PP2140). For a couple of months it sometimes refuses to power up with the power button. My wife has been unplugging both the AC adapter and the battery for a minute, plugging them back and more...
Compaq Presario 900 /1500 Series EVO... - Troubleshooting
made things better.
Try letting the drive cool down (leave the machine off for a couple of hours if you have an internal drive). Power up the machine and immediately record the disc. Sometimes heat buildup can cause problems, though this is less common with recent drives.
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Compaq Presario 900 /1500 Series EVO... - Troubleshooting
I would check the 4pin power connector plugged into the rear apron of the CD rom drive itself. Perhaps it's not making good contact. It could be the drive itself more...
Compaq Presario 900 /1500 Series EVO... - Troubleshooting
if you have bulging caps, your mobo is dying. ROM drive lasers need a strong surge of power to get going. If the caps that modulate are bad, then you get what you are seeing...random access. I bet if you try your more...
Compaq Presario 900 /1500 Series EVO... - Troubleshooting
white cap on soem pins on rear on CS and slide it in. bolt down. put ide cable red or blue edge closest to power socket. carefull with pins pushing it in should look even if looked at from lower angle against cdrom heres the dell steps manual http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim2350/replace.htm#1101572 more...
Compaq Presario 900 /1500 Series EVO... - Troubleshooting
this first. Shut down your computer and open the side panel with a Phillips screw driver. Look for the connectors for the drive and power main (the small one). Unplug them both and reconnect them and make sure that they are firmly in place. If this fails, your burner more...
Compaq Presario 900 /1500 Series EVO... - Troubleshooting