<html> <head> <style> .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } </style> </head> <body class='hmmessage'>just checked and the ide cable is not connected to anything else...out of interest...the ide cable is 20 something connector at the back of the rom? :)   The rom was brand new and i have not updated the firmware! <hr id="stopSpelling">> Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2007 16:57:02 +0100 > From: darren@vcoc.co.uk > To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Liteon DVD rom problem > > STONE COLD wrote: > > the reason why i wouldnt say its faulty is because i have previously > > burnt a cd using it....yes as a matter of fact it is connected to same > > ide cables as the case fans...... > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > You mean its connected to the same power cable as the case fans? What > about the actual data cable? Its always worth disconnecting anything > else on the same power cable / IDE cable, you never know what rubbish is > going over the wires :-) > > Although I wouldn't say that being able to previously burn a CD is any > indication that its not faulty. Faults can develop and theres just as > much chance of it being faulty in a way to cause it to not be able to > burn DVDs only as there is of a drive being DOA. Have you flashed the > firmware or was it 2nd hand where someone else could have flashed it? > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ </body> </html>