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Thanks, I look forward to hearing about the results…

I wonder that myself…I still can't figure out why all three drives I tried get 'hot spots' where the CD goes after only about 15-30 minutes. Every other component nearby (even the outside case of the drive) is cool. Well, maybe its time to invest in a more expensive CD-ROM…

Well, before going away for the holidays I tried all different combinations of DMA and IRQs, as well as the polling driver, and I'm still having problems reading CDs. If the lab folks come up with anything else, let us know if it is not a problem…

Charles, I'm not aware of any OS/2 problem with that date…I've been running OS/2 since June 92, without any problems…in fact, I've never put on the OS/2 corrective service because I have encountered none of the 'big' problems it fixes. I used the Noeller beta drivers for OS/2 before they…

Ken, thanks. I still have most of my slots free, and I have a mid tower case that sits on my desk, at least a foot away from any obstructions. But, you never know…ny 486 chip does get quite hot to the touch, so the idea of a second fan…

Thanks for the info…I may check out additional cooling for the system first – Since I didn't think I had much in the tower case (2 floppies, 1 hard drive, the CD, and only 3 of 8 slots being used) I thought that was fine. But, you never know…at least…

I'm getting a 'gradual' problem with my Mitsumi CD-ROM (CRMC mode, 16 bit card, 350MS) that I wonder if anyone else has come across. When my machine is first booted, it works fine. However, if I continually use it (either reading files ofr playing audio CD's), after about 1.5 -…