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I was importing a cd and the disk disintagrated inside my computer. It there any change the drive can be saved?

I have learned over a long-time here that there are many incredibly gifted folks who occasionally pass time here at FR; now I am in need of some help on a technology question.

Okay…I give up. I’ve got to ask for some help. Freepers have given me great advice on holsters, guns, etc., but now I need computer help. I recently re-installed XP Media Center on my Dell Dimension E310. Now, whenever I re-start I have no sound. And when I go the Control Panel, I get the “No Audio Device” with all of the selections grayed-out. And I mean all of them: The Volume section, the Sounds section, the Audio section…all of them. When I troubleshoot the hardware it says the device is working properly. I’ve searched the web (and lots of...

CAMP TAJI, Iraq, Aug. 22, 2005 — Day in and day out, aviation brigade aircraft are taken apart for routine “phase” maintenance or to handle problems that come up in daily operation. After looking at an aircraft that’s been taken apart into what looks like a million pieces on a hangar floor, and then put back together, it can take a special breed of pilot willing to be the first one to take it out for a spin. “There's no boredom with this job. It's taxing, mentally and physically, but there's something new every day.” U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer...