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[Constant Brouerius van Nidek <constant AT indo.net.id>]

  >On Thu, 17 Apr 2003, Constant Brouerius van Nidek wrote:

  >>
  >> For my P100 computer running BL2 I want to make a file
  >> which would automate an operation.
  >>
  >> NTReader v0.36w(P)/Beta (Registered) in conjunction
  >with Net-Tamer.


  >Nice to run across someone using Nettamer (registered).

Still my favorite emailprogram, fast and simple and in daily use ;-)

  >My local computer hardware advisor (whom I just fetched
  >from the kitchen)
  >asks how long you wait before mounting the cdrom drive
  >after you power on.
  >Does it work in DOS on the first try?


  >It sounds like a mechanical problem due to the drive
  >having been used a
  >lot.  It might be dirt.  Have you tried cleaning the lens
  >(breathe on it
  >and wipe with a clean cotton swab)?  Have you tried
  >lubricating the rails?
  >Use a fine oil with a teflon additive from some radio
  >supply store. A
  >pen-point oiler.  In music CDs where the rails are not
  >lubricated (they
  >are too sticky) it takes longer to position itself in
  >order to find the
  >CD.  We had one CD-ROM drive that had to be turned on and
  >off several
  >times and eventually would find the CD.  Unlubricated
  >rails also cause
  >skipping.  Do you have problems playing music CDs?

  >You should not have the drive plugged in and running when
  >you are cleaning
  >it because the laser beam can destroy your eyes.

  >First take the drive out of the computer and remove the
  >cover.  (Write
  >down which screws go where if it is not obvious).  You
  >will see the lens
  >and the rails.

  >Clock and watch lubricant might also work for this.

  >I don't know if the original lubricant evaporates or
  >oxidizes and
  >therefore gets stickier and needs to get warm to get less
  >sticky.
  >People also work better when they are warmed up.

It takes up 10 minutes and depends on how often I mount the
cdrom ;-)
Well, I did not clean it up myself but let it do.
They did when I was there. The lens was cleaned, the parts
where slightly lubricated and they srewed ;-) around with an
adjusting srew on the lens fitting. In Dos I have the same
startup problems but if I do not let the cdrom cool of I can
start the cdrom without a hitch.
I can live with the problem, would only like to automate the
10 minutes mounting/ warming up.


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