Microboards DX1 input problems

Microboards' New DX-1 Disc Publisher to Ship Microboards’ New Print & Burn DVD/CD Duplicator Ships

Industrial quality of DX-2 and Print Factory in a Compact Package with the DX-1
Chanhassen, MN, August 17, 2004 —Microboards is shipping a new disc creation system (MSRP $2,995) with a high-speed DVD/CD recorder and industrial printing technology from HP to give users professional publishing in a petit package. Combined with custom label design and recording software, the system makes in-house disc creation easy and inexpensive.
Microboards' New DX-1 Disc Publisher to Ship Microboards’ New Print & Burn DVD/CD Duplicator Ships

Industrial quality of DX-2 and Print Factory in a Compact Package with the DX-1
Chanhassen, MN, August 17, 2004 —Microboards is shipping a new disc creation system (MSRP $2,995) with a high-speed DVD/CD recorder and industrial printing technology from HP to give users professional publishing in a petit package. Combined with custom label design and recording software, the system makes in-house disc creation easy and inexpensive.

Microboards' New DX-1 Disc Publisher to Ship Microboards’ New Print & Burn DVD/CD Duplicator Ships

Industrial quality of DX-2 and Print Factory in a Compact Package with the DX-1
Chanhassen, MN, August 17, 2004 —Microboards is shipping a new disc creation system (MSRP $2,995) with a high-speed DVD/CD recorder and industrial printing technology from HP to give users professional publishing in a petit package. Combined with custom label design and recording software, the system makes in-house disc creation easy and inexpensive.

You've got an expensive unit (see below for Press Release), with a built-in CD/DVD reader/writer.
Given that your unit could be six years old, it's possible that the reader/writer has "died".

It seems to be a "stand-alone" unit -- not something that requires either Mac OSx or Windows XP/Vista/7 to operate.

I'm guessing that _ANY_ IDE (not 'SATA') HP-brand reader/writer, provided that it has a "LightScribe" capability, could be purchased, and could be inserted to replace the "dead" reader/writer. For about $100, it's worthwhile to try this "substitution" to revive your unit.
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Microboards' New DX-1 Disc Publisher to Ship
Microboards’ New Print & Burn DVD/CD Duplicator Ships

Industrial quality of DX-2 and Print Factory in a Compact Package with the DX-1

Chanhassen, MN, August 17, 2004 — Microboards is shipping a new disc creation system (MSRP $2,995) with a high-speed DVD/CD recorder and industrial printing technology from HP to give users professional publishing in a petit package. Combined with custom label design and recording software, the system makes in-house disc creation easy and inexpensive.