I've had a 3540A and a 3550A go bad within a couple of months of each
other. They were in different machines. I don't burn that many dvds.
I have read about the possible lasers of the 3540A.
Also, any recommendations for another burner. I started with 2 Lite-On's
on but they both only lasted about a month before going bad. I RMA'd both
of them back to newegg. I put my first NEC burner in that same machine and
it lasted about a year. I hate the thought of buying more dvd burners
every year.
SteveSch <THISEMAIL@IS_FAKE.COM> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I've had a 3540A and a 3550A go bad within a couple of months of each
> other. They were in different machines. I don't burn that many dvds.
>
> I have read about the possible lasers of the 3540A.
>
> Also, any recommendations for another burner. I started with 2
> Lite-On's on but they both only lasted about a month before going
> bad. I RMA'd both of them back to newegg. I put my first NEC burner
> in that same machine and it lasted about a year. I hate the thought
> of buying more dvd burners every year.
>
> Is 12 -18 months the life of a burner?
SteveSch wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I've had a 3540A and a 3550A go bad within a couple of months of each
> other. They were in different machines. I don't burn that many dvds.
>
> I have read about the possible lasers of the 3540A.
>
> Also, any recommendations for another burner. I started with 2 Lite-On's
> on but they both only lasted about a month before going bad. I RMA'd both
> of them back to newegg. I put my first NEC burner in that same machine and
> it lasted about a year. I hate the thought of buying more dvd burners
> every year.
>
> Is 12 -18 months the life of a burner?
It should be better than that. Are you a smoker? That can have a
significant detrimental effect on optical and floppy drives.
On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 23:40:56 +0000, Grinder wrote:
>> Is 12 -18 months the life of a burner?
>
> It should be better than that. Are you a smoker? That can have a
> significant detrimental effect on optical and floppy drives.
"SteveSch" <THISEMAIL@IS_FAKE.COM> wrote in message
news:pan.2007.02.24.00.00.50.15714@IS_FAKE.COM...
> On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 23:40:56 +0000, Grinder wrote:
>
>>> Is 12 -18 months the life of a burner?
>>
>> It should be better than that. Are you a smoker? That can have a
>> significant detrimental effect on optical and floppy drives.
>
> No, not a smoker.
>
> Steve
TDK or one of the other big-name disk companies makes a cleaning CD that's
worked for me on a couple of devices that were getting cranky. Bought it for
under ten bucks a CVS pharmacy. Might be worth a try.
"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:549c7tF1v7q2sU1@mid.individual.net...
> SteveSch <THISEMAIL@IS_FAKE.COM> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I've had a 3540A and a 3550A go bad within a couple of months of each
>> other. They were in different machines. I don't burn that many dvds.
>>
>> I have read about the possible lasers of the 3540A.
>>
>> Also, any recommendations for another burner. I started with 2
>> Lite-On's on but they both only lasted about a month before going
>> bad. I RMA'd both of them back to newegg. I put my first NEC burner
>> in that same machine and it lasted about a year. I hate the thought
>> of buying more dvd burners every year.
>>
>> Is 12 -18 months the life of a burner?
>
> Nope, mine have lasted a lot longer than that.
>
"SteveSch" <THISEMAIL@IS_FAKE.COM> wrote in message
news:pan.2007.02.23.22.57.05.355213@IS_FAKE.COM...
> Hello,
>
> I've had a 3540A and a 3550A go bad within a couple of months of each
> other. They were in different machines. I don't burn that many dvds.
>
> I have read about the possible lasers of the 3540A.
>
> Also, any recommendations for another burner. I started with 2 Lite-On's
> on but they both only lasted about a month before going bad. I RMA'd both
> of them back to newegg. I put my first NEC burner in that same machine and
> it lasted about a year. I hate the thought of buying more dvd burners
> every year.
>
> Is 12 -18 months the life of a burner?
>
> Steve
>
what do you mean by 'go bad'
do you have excessive dust in your house.
a good clean, by this I mean remove the case and blow it out with dry air
then use a lens cleaner disc to clean the lens.
On Feb 23, 4:00 pm, SteveSch <THISEMAIL@IS_FAKE.COM> wrote:
> On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 23:40:56 +0000, Grinder wrote:
> >> Is 12 -18 months the life of a burner?
>
> > It should be better than that. Are you a smoker? That can have a
> > significant detrimental effect on optical and floppy drives.
>
> No, not a smoker.
>
> Steve
How about pets? or even living on or near a high traffic gravel or
dirt road or alleyway?
Anyway, your burners were both too young to die. It's also possible
you ave a power supply problem, but it might be hard to prove.
On Sat, 24 Feb 2007 06:31:27 +0000, Lez Pawl wrote:
> what do you mean by 'go bad'
>
> do you have excessive dust in your house.
>
> a good clean, by this I mean remove the case and blow it out with dry air
> then use a lens cleaner disc to clean the lens.
It does not see any type of media. I have tried both dvds and cds.
By taking the bottom off I can see a red light that flashes an a black,
I'm assuming the carrier, plastic block that moves slightly back and forth
while the red light flashes. It was very clean inside-no dust that I could
see.
Anyway I have tried a cd cleaner with no results. I blew into the area of
the light and it didn't seem to matter.
I placed the unit into another machine and tried to boot from it with no
luck.
This unit, 3550A, was in a box with an older 3540A that still works fine
so I can't imagine it's too much dust, although I have no clue. The 3540A
actually gets more use as it's dvd1. I would estimate it's approx 6-8
months older.
Anyway I have pulled the unit. I am going to buy another one from newegg.
Anyone have any recommendations?
Also, after considering using ebay, I threw the last unit away. I don't
want to keep throwing these things away if someone can get it to work so.......
I would be more than happy to send this unit to one of you guys free. The
only catch is that I would like to hear if you get it working and how.
I have had good results with Pionner and LiteOn burners. The pioneers are
more pricey, but I think they are worth it.
--
YKW~
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" It wasn't until late in life that I discovered how easy
it is to say 'I don't know'." W. Somerset Maugham
"SteveSch" <THISEMAIL@IS_FAKE.COM> wrote in message
news:pan.2007.02.24.15.06.50.565822@IS_FAKE.COM...
> On Sat, 24 Feb 2007 06:31:27 +0000, Lez Pawl wrote:
>
>> what do you mean by 'go bad'
>>
>> do you have excessive dust in your house.
>>
>> a good clean, by this I mean remove the case and blow it out with dry air
>> then use a lens cleaner disc to clean the lens.
>
> It does not see any type of media. I have tried both dvds and cds.
>
> By taking the bottom off I can see a red light that flashes an a black,
> I'm assuming the carrier, plastic block that moves slightly back and forth
> while the red light flashes. It was very clean inside-no dust that I could
> see.
>
> Anyway I have tried a cd cleaner with no results. I blew into the area of
> the light and it didn't seem to matter.
>
> I placed the unit into another machine and tried to boot from it with no
> luck.
>
> This unit, 3550A, was in a box with an older 3540A that still works fine
> so I can't imagine it's too much dust, although I have no clue. The 3540A
> actually gets more use as it's dvd1. I would estimate it's approx 6-8
> months older.
>
> Anyway I have pulled the unit. I am going to buy another one from newegg.
> Anyone have any recommendations?
>
> Also, after considering using ebay, I threw the last unit away. I don't
> want to keep throwing these things away if someone can get it to work
> so.......
>
> I would be more than happy to send this unit to one of you guys free. The
> only catch is that I would like to hear if you get it working and how.
>
> Thanks for all of your help.
>
> Steve
> dealsgalore [at] earthlink [dot] net
>
>
Some gutless fuckwit desperately cowering behind
Lez Pawl <Lez@Pawlbtinternet.com> wrote just the
puerile shit thats always pouring from the back of it.
"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Some gutless fuckwit desperately cowering behind
> Lez Pawl <Lez@Pawlbtinternet.com> wrote just the
> puerile shit thats always pouring from the back of it.
>
>
Some gutless fuckwit desperately cowering behind
Lez Pawl <Lez@Pawlbtinternet.com> wrote just the
puerile shit thats always pouring from the back of it.
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