Direct MP3 Download: Podnutz Daily #87 – Where Did The CD Drives Go?
Go ahead, blame the leaf blower …
Dell Dimension desktop needed cleanup.
Customer calls the next day and states
the CD drives do not work.
They did not show up in My Computer or in
Device Manager so customer brought back in.
Cable was disconnected. Connected.
Still no CD drive showing.
Restarted the services I turned off.
Still no CD drive showing.
Solution:
BIOS settings were set to off.
Changed to auto detect.
FYI: Trend Micro was consistantly maxing out the CPU at 99%
Removed and installed AVG for better performace.
Acer desktop with bad motherboard:
I explain how to troubleshoot a bad mother board vs power supply
and share common mistakes for buying the wrong motherboard.
No, we did not erase your hard drive:
Learn how to troubleshoot Windows Professional that is on a domain.
To change your nickname in uStream chatroom:
While in chat type
/nick typeyournickname
That will fix you up!
Email from Ray:
Ray knew that Windows Mojave was a joke.
He was being funny… thanks, for clearing that up.
Email from Jeff:
Yes driverguide.com is terrible!
Try DriverMax for your driver needs. Install required.
Email from Robert:
WinDirStat vs SpaceMonger
Email from Carey:
Setting up routers Holzman-style
and when to not use WAN ports
Email from Hamrad:
Hamrad rubs in his latest Doctor Power purchase.
Thanks for this power supply tip!
Voice Mail from Mark:
Mark shares his 10 days in tech-hell
trying to get a dvd drive to work.
Live call from Nebben:
Thanks Scott from Portland, OR
for the fix he offered.
Also what datebooks are good for
keeping track of appointments with customers?
(Try Google Calendar)
Discussion:
Do you have a hard drive brand preference?
Cliffhanger:
The Great Tech Debate idea that offers a twist.
Not mentioning the twist right now … stay tuned.
