cd-rom loud noise on stopping

On Sat, 01 May 2004 13:27:27 +0800, Clarence Crow <crow.RemoveThis@perch.com>
wrote:

 >On Sat, 01 May 2004 10:28:13 +0800, Clarence Crow <crow.RemoveThis@perch.com>
 >wrote:
 >
  >>Hello
  >>
  >>Just lately my 48x mtrp cd-rom has started making a loud scraping
  >>noise on stopping. This happens even if I use win explorer and it
  >>checks all the drives.
  >>
  >>I don't use the cd-rom a lot (just have an encarta atlas in it to look
  >>up where persons I chat to say they are from.
  >>
  >>It's been in this pc since Dec 1999
  >>
  >>Has anyone in the ng experienced this and how do I fix it?
  >>
  >>OS Win89SE
  >>Pentium III 500
 >trying again after restoring my signature <hopefully> CC
 >
 >
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 >
 >-- Clarence Crow

don't bother, I sussed it out. the old Atlas CD had become scarred
from careless handiling .... will have to get another one from
somewhere
*redfaced*


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