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mbpark · 03-25-2007, 06:23 PM

RIch,

#1. Have you burned a copy of Ultimate Boot CD for Windows? I would do this and run the memory tests on there first.

#2. Have you wiped the destination hard drive with DBAN (Darik's Boot and Nuke)?

#3. Have you tried other bootable CDs on there, such as FreeBSD or Knoppix?

#4. What brand of CD-R are you using?

The biggest issue I have found in cases like these are the CD-ROM drives themselves, which can be found for $20 on eBay or at Smartcomp in Bensalem.

However, I would attempt to burn a good diagnostics CD first and run a memory burn-in test.

03-25-2007, 06:23 PM	#3
mbpark Lecturer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 761	Some things to try.... RIch, #1. Have you burned a copy of Ultimate Boot CD for Windows? I would do this and run the memory tests on there first. #2. Have you wiped the destination hard drive with DBAN (Darik's Boot and Nuke)? #3. Have you tried other bootable CDs on there, such as FreeBSD or Knoppix? #4. What brand of CD-R are you using? The biggest issue I have found in cases like these are the CD-ROM drives themselves, which can be found for $20 on eBay or at Smartcomp in Bensalem. However, I would attempt to burn a good diagnostics CD first and run a memory burn-in test.