[LUNI] Re: PC Repair

[Gerald Guglielmo]

Hi,
    Are you sure that the hard disk is not the problem? Whirring sounds 
could be coming from the disk drive.


Leslie Groer wrote:
> In reply to a couple of comments about replacing the floppy drive myself:
> 
> 1. I'm based in Toronto now, otherwise I _would_ do it...
> 
> 2. It's a little more serious than that now.  She installed Norton
> Antivirus over the weekend, and what sounded like a hardware problem at
> first (floppy drive was making "whirry" noises) is more likely software.  
> Upon boot up now, she can't even get past the user login screen - the
> machine hangs forever.  It is conceivable a piece of hardware is causing
> the problem, but it is tough to diagnose over the phone!
> 
> Thanks again
> Leslie
> 
> 
> 
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>>Message: 3
>>Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 19:10:32 -0600
>>From: David Gibbs <david at midrange.com>
>>Subject: [LUNI] Re: PC Repair
>>To: luni at luni.org
>>Message-ID: <cnbk2f$rrh$1 at sea.gmane.org>
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>>Leslie Groer wrote:
>>
>>>A little off topic but my sister-in'law's Dell Dimension 2200 (WinXP),
>>>out-of-warranty PC might need some minor hardware replacement (floppy
>>>drive). Does anyone know of a reputable shop in the Oswego or Batavia
>>>area?
>>
>>Not to sound like a twit ... but replacing a floppy drive is dead simple 
>>... have you considered doing it yourself?
>>
>>david
>>
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>>Message: 6
>>Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 19:23:52 -0600
>>From: paulr <reichp at earthlink.net>
>>Subject: Re: [LUNI] PC Repair
>>To: Linux Users Of Northern Illinois - Technical Discussion
>>	<luni at luni.org>
>>Message-ID: <419956A8.2070906 at earthlink.net>
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>>Why not just pick up a generic floppy drive at COD this Sunday, and
>>pop it in yourself?  Got one there for $12 last year, and spent 15 minutes
>>switching out the old one.  Plenty of folks at Linuxfest can help you
>>with the switchover, if you have the parts.
>>
>>Just a thought ..
>>
>>Paul
>>
>>
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>>Message: 9
>>Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 21:16:26 -0600
>>From: Martin Maney <maney at pobox.com>
>>Subject: Re: [LUNI] PC Repair
>>To: Linux Users Of Northern Illinois - Technical Discussion
>>	<luni at luni.org>
>>Message-ID: <20041116031626.GB12844 at furrr.two14.net>
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>>On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 07:23:52PM -0600, paulr wrote:
>>
>>>Why not just pick up a generic floppy drive at COD this Sunday, and
>>
>>At a guess, a Dell Dimension probably has one of those faceless floppy
>>drives.  Have those things settled down to the point that you can get a
>>replacement other than through the tender, price-gouging mercies of the
>>Brand Name Manufacturer yet?
>>
>>-- 
>>It isn't that secrets are never needed in security.
>>It's that they are never desirable.  -- Whitfield Diffie
>>
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>>Message: 12
>>Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 22:10:19 -0600
>>From: David Gibbs <david at midrange.com>
>>Subject: [LUNI] Re: PC Repair
>>To: Linux Users Of Northern Illinois - Technical Discussion
>>	<luni at luni.org>
>>Message-ID: <41997DAB.4010904 at midrange.com>
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>>Martin Maney wrote:
>>
>>>At a guess, a Dell Dimension probably has one of those faceless floppy
>>>drives.  Have those things settled down to the point that you can get a
>>>replacement other than through the tender, price-gouging mercies of the
>>>Brand Name Manufacturer yet?
>>
>>I've got a Dimension 2400 ... it was delivered without a floppy drive, 
>>but I was able to install one easily by removing the plastic faceplate 
>>from a standard drive and installing it.
>>
>>david
>>
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>>Message: 14
>>Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 23:01:09 -0600
>>From: Martin Maney <maney at pobox.com>
>>Subject: Re: [LUNI] Re: PC Repair
>>To: Linux Users Of Northern Illinois - Technical Discussion
>>	<luni at luni.org>
>>Message-ID: <20041116050109.GC12844 at furrr.two14.net>
>>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
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>>On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 10:10:19PM -0600, David Gibbs wrote:
>>
>>>I've got a Dimension 2400 ... it was delivered without a floppy drive, 
>>>but I was able to install one easily by removing the plastic faceplate 
>>>from a standard drive and installing it.
>>
>>The "molded in" floppys I've seen - admittedly a small sample, since I
>>avoid buying them myself - have not been interoperable like that. 
>>Considering how common such configurations are becoming, it would be
>>really good news if the trend is to work with "defaced" normal drives.
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