I'm having some issues with my HTPC at present. It is having difficulty reading/playing DVDs.
At first I thought that the OS was at fault, being Linux, I assumed it to be a DRM issue, but after forking out for Windows 7 (and now I remember why I went to Linux) the problem persists. When a DVD is fed into the machine, it's a bit of a lottery as to whether it will be read at all or possibly lock up WMP or any other media player I have tried.
So, OS has been 99% discounted as the problem, as have the apllications, leaving hardware as the most probable cause.
The question is, without replacing the drive, how would you test it for potential failure?
At first I thought that the OS was at fault, being Linux, I assumed it to be a DRM issue, but after forking out for Windows 7 (and now I remember why I went to Linux) the problem persists. When a DVD is fed into the machine, it's a bit of a lottery as to whether it will be read at all or possibly lock up WMP or any other media player I have tried.
So, OS has been 99% discounted as the problem, as have the apllications, leaving hardware as the most probable cause.
The question is, without replacing the drive, how would you test it for potential failure?