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Sounds like the audio record head is misaligned. A repair tech might be able to fix that for you. Generally the audio head has a screw that allows it to be adjusted minutely up and down to get it into range.
will that cost me an arm and a leg? any idea?
I adore Craigslist. It got me my apt. this summer.
It got me my girlfriend. I win!
So I installed my new motherboard and it all went spivvy until I switched it on. I get as far as the Windows 2000pro Built on NT technology bit then it's blue screen of death with this message:
STOP 0X0000007B (0XEB81B84C, 0XC0000034, 0X00000000, 0X00000000)
INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE
Then blah, blah, yadda, yadda, not important stuff.
Can anyone recommend a Mac-based program that will read VCDs? (Preferrably OS 9.1 compatible, though I have a 10.2.8 machine available at work.) I've tried system 9 versions of iMovie and Real Player with no success, and Quicktime and Windows Media Player can't even tell that there are any files present.
So I installed my new motherboard and it all went spivvy until I switched it on. I get as far as the Windows 2000pro Built on NT technology bit then it's blue screen of death with this message:
Have you reinstalled the OS? You're generallty supossed to when you replace the motherboard, although I've gotten away with not doing it once or twice. When Windows is installed it installs some stuff that is specific to your particular machine.
INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE
Which is weird, because it obviously accessed the boot device prior to that. But anyway, if there is an OS-as-previously-installed/new motherboard incompatibility, I'd expect some strange errors.
Try VLC, Matt -- it's worked like a charm under 10.3 for me. Unfortunately I don't know if there's a version available for 9.
There is a demo of MacVCD on [link] Mireth's website. it only plays 5 minutes of video, but at least you can tell if the thing works.
I have a VCD that I've tried playing with it, and I get zip.
there's something called FreeVCD, that I have not tried, yet: [link]
Can anyone recommend a Mac-based program that will read VCDs?
VCDGear should be able to convert the video on a VCD to something you can play with Quicktime Player. They have older versions that work with OS 9.
Can anyone give me a good reason not to buy this laptop for $550? The price just seems to good to be true.
I don't really know laptops, but it looks like the video and sound is all handled by the main cpu, which is something I don't like, I prefer to get that stuff off the main board onto separate cards to avoid the machine gagging on vid or sound intense apps or sites, but I'm fussy that way.
It also seems like you would want more RAM right away, so that is a bit of a hidden cost.
Otherwise, it seems in your price range. I'm not familiar with the maker, though. Does WalMart have a house brand?