[darkpuppet]

thanks for the tip Dan.. I hadn't really thought about that.

Unfortunately, the drive died on me Monday night. I was watching blurays while doing some of my doc, and after Terminator 2, it would load a new disk, but wouldn't see anything. So the machine knows there's a disk in there, the blue light comes on, but the machine doesn't do anything with it (no disc icon shows up in the XMB for DVD, BD, or Games).

I tried a filesystem restore, and that didn't help, and I may back it up and try a system restore, but all indications are that the laser diode went *poof* (kinda like my summer)...

So I ordered in a new laser with tray for $70, and will attempt the swap myself. If I can build computers, I should be able to do this. And if not, then I'll refer the machine to a service center.

And then consider selling it once it's fixed for a newer machine with a hopefully better longevity.