Computer repair - east side of lake

Seeker · 01-02-2010, 11:27 AM

Thanks All for your help so far.

The machine is a 3 yr old HP laptop running Windows XP.
Ran great until about 4 days ago when my wife wanted to watch Lord of the Rings on it. Video and audio became choppy. Video sometimes straightens itself out but not audio (also bad w/ CDs). Everthing (A&V) works great if not using the dvd drive. I think the drive is bad so I ordered a new one ($45) - same exact model so just plug and play. If that doesn't work then I'll start making some changes.
Been thru all the HP help but nothing worked and I don't want to change a lot of settings until I check out the new drive.

And FLL I'm not going to Ashland. I spend too much $$$ at Vintage Fret Shop.

01-02-2010, 11:27 AM	#8
Seeker Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Effingham Posts: 408 Thanks: 37 Thanked 19 Times in 15 Posts	Thanks All for your help so far. The machine is a 3 yr old HP laptop running Windows XP. Ran great until about 4 days ago when my wife wanted to watch Lord of the Rings on it. Video and audio became choppy. Video sometimes straightens itself out but not audio (also bad w/ CDs). Everthing (A&V) works great if not using the dvd drive. I think the drive is bad so I ordered a new one ($45) - same exact model so just plug and play. If that doesn't work then I'll start making some changes. Been thru all the HP help but nothing worked and I don't want to change a lot of settings until I check out the new drive. And FLL I'm not going to Ashland. I spend too much $$$ at Vintage Fret Shop.