On Saturday, 20 August 2016 10:06:44 BST Anton Aylward wrote:
On 08/20/2016 09:37 AM, huw wrote:
I haven't tried a liveCD yet but there doesn't seem to be a boot option for optical drives in my BIOS any more, suggesting that not even the BIOS can see it. :(
A (relatively) new drive, you say?
Please, before anyting else, check the connection. Unplug, clean plugs and sockets. Make sure they are clean of dust as well.
There's a saying about 'new wine in old bottles'; a new drive but with old, oxidised, cabling can !fail!.
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Ah, this is one of those forehead-slapping moments. You're absolutely right; I pulled the plugs out, cleaned what I could, plugged them back in and like magic the drive is working again. Thank you for the suggestion Anton! Kind regards, Huw