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    Optical drive keeps whining !!!

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by iceman600, Jul 10, 2014.

  1. iceman600

    iceman600 Notebook Consultant

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    I just installed itunes and every time i opened itunes and listen to my music the optical drive keeps making this transformers sound :) in random intervals. Anyone experiencing this?!?!


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    iceman600, Jul 10, 2014
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    Exactly the same as mine and reported by many others. No idea why but it seems some sort of initialisation to check if a disk is present when it should not be happening?? - I tracked my 'random' ones down to System Mechanic running background tasks...
     
    MickyD1234, Jul 10, 2014
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    Its kinda annoying at some point, but i got a solution. I wear a headphones ;) LOL
    (I wish there is a better one) :D
     
    iceman600, Jul 10, 2014
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    :D, that's the only answer . Bugs me still when it just makes the noise and nobody is on the machine :mad:.
     
    MickyD1234, Jul 10, 2014
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  5. flingin

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    Are there still people using any form of optical reading devices ?

    just remove it and install OBHD
     
    flingin, Jul 10, 2014
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    Great idea... But first i need to find a caddy thats compatible with my A17 2014


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    iceman600, Jul 10, 2014
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    iTunes is trying to manipulate your PC by basically taking control of media devices. It's trying to make itself the default for everything, including DVD media. There's nothing wrong with your optical drive... It's Apple being Apple.

    Want it to go away? Make iTunes understand it's not allowed to be your default media player. Oh, and don't be afraid to tell it to stop asking. ;)
     
    J.Dre, Jul 10, 2014
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  8. flingin

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    I strongly advise you to go to the Control Panel, take some friends wit you, and tell iTunes to get the $@%! Off. :)
     
    flingin, Jul 11, 2014
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    This issue drove me crazy on my old laptop. A solution I found online and which helped a lot is to go to "preferences -> "advanced", and turn off the “Keep iTunes Media Folder Organized” option.

    Hope it helps. I haven't installed iTunes on my AW but will confirm if it works on this laptop as well!
     
    nick81, Jul 11, 2014
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  10. Alienware-L_Porras

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    Thanks for sharing what worked for you. This behavior is completely normal, we've seen it on all new platforms but mostly on the AW17 and AW14.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Jul 11, 2014
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  11. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    Another reason why I'm so happy with my R4 as long as this refurbed refurb doesn't die anytime soon :)
     
    TomJGX, Jul 14, 2014
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