Sorry - Disregard - I missed the mention of the hard drive. If it is
happenning with the hard drive as well as the CD it must be a system
problem!

RP





Sounds like either the laser optics in the CD player need a clean - or they
need replacing!
Cleaning is simple provided you are careful. Remove covers etc so you can
see the lens system & very gently brush with a small brush. Blow with clean
air.
Don't be fooled if it "looks" clean - they usually do but a cleanup will
generally restore things as they should be.
Be careful not to scratch the lens - it is probably plastic - and don't use
a solvent as this can make things worse

Richard P




Hello friends,
     I am looking for some pointers. My sound card is not playing songs
very well ( both from CD's and from the hard drive ). What it does is
that as it plays a song, it kind of gets stuck for a second it spins on
a spot and sounds like a small machine-gun. This operation happens like
every 5 seconds. I thought it was the sound card, but I tried another
one and is the same deal. It is VERY bothersome.This didn't used to
happen. Can you kind people give me pointers as to what may be going
on? I eliminated potential programs running in the bakcground, but to
no avail. Thanks in advance. Vic Lopez.




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