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    Do I Have A Bad Optical Drive In My MBP Or Is It Normal?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Kage, Apr 27, 2007.

  1. Kage

    Kage Notebook Consultant

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    I recently got my MBP and I think that it has a bad optical drive. When I play any music cd, the drive gets very loud or somtimes the drive gets a buzzing sound. Is this normal a characteristic for the MBP's optical drive?
     
    Kage, Apr 27, 2007
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  2. ageezee

    ageezee Notebook Consultant

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    mine doesnt do that. i'd take it to an apple store if you have one nearby.
     
    ageezee, Apr 27, 2007
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  3. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    There are some brands of optical drive that are known to be annoyingly loud and buzzing. I myself have had 3 or my last 5 drives on various computers be from those manufacturers and were subsequently replaced on warranty by my request.

    Go talk to Apple and request a replacement drive...they should be able to help you out.
     
    Greg, Apr 27, 2007
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    Happens on my MacBook Pro sometimes but not always. it depends on if the drive is reading the disk at high speeds (usually after just inserting it). I didn't really care about the noise it makes, since I don't insert disks enough to make the noise an issue with me.
     
    dagamer34, Apr 28, 2007
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  5. hollownail

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    Slot drives are a lot noisier than normal drivers. Discs that are spinning up at very high RPMs will make a lot of noise. With the slot drive, there is no door insulation to help keep that noise inside the case.
    They are normally fairly loud.
     
    hollownail, Apr 29, 2007
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    ya, mine sounds a little like a jet plane at high rpm. Vibration/rattling should not be normal though. Does it happen with every cd? I've noticed that sometimes burned cd's with stick on labels can become imbalanced in a drive and cause quite a bit of extra noise.
     
    JimyTheAssassin, Apr 30, 2007
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