my reluctant DVD RW drive :(

[anuvrat_parashar]

the DVD RW drive of my laptop has been very irritating. I have got it replaced 4 times since I got it one year ago ...
and again now, barely a month after the last replacement its denying to boot from a CD.

I wrote ISO of archlinux on a disk at 4x and tried in vain to boot my laptop with it.
however, it boots perfectly when I try to do the same with the disks that come with Digit or Linux For you. Does it have something to do with the ISO .. should I download the ISO again or try using some other format? (I think one image was there in .img format)

P.S : My desktop boots perfectly fine with the same disk.

help me out.. I am at the verge of plucking my hair out of irritation

[kalpik]

Use USB to install ArchLinux.. Optical drives on laptops are soooo fail!

[anuvrat_parashar]

alas my laptop does not boot from usb media .. or something always goes wrong

---------- Post added at 04:56 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:55 PM ----------

how about this
http://www.linuxforu.com/teach-me/ti...mment-26412060
??