SilentSteps
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The dvd drive (IDE cable) that I've had for a while (5 years) was working fine up until one point, where it stopped reading DVDs. After a little while longer, it stopped reading CDs as well. I tried replacing it with a DVD-burner, (which uses a SATA cable?) but then the system just began to hang at the message "scanning for IDE..." or something like that. Would this be a sign that the computer is dying? Strangely enough, the Sony vaio that I've owned since 2001 is still running strong.