Quote Originally Posted by CeeBee
Try to see if it reads a manufactured CD..
Yeah .. but not like you said , eliminate any potential 'windows madness' by testing your unit by trying to boot from an M$ system CD (any o/s will do & don't let any setup routine go too far !)..

The 'intermittent' nature of this, says to me 'dirty' or software setup & not unit failure, going & buying a new (even cheap) unit may leave you just where you are now...