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    G1S DVD Drive

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by iGreen, Jan 16, 2008.

  1. iGreen

    iGreen Notebook Guru

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    My G1S's DVD drive shakes (similar to the rumble feature on a console controller) when i read the Unreal Tournament 3 disk. the rumbling causes the entire laptop to shake plus it makes a really loud sound. Applying a little pressure to the side of the drive causes the noise to stop and it also stops a bit of the shaking. Is this normal?
    thanks =]
     
    iGreen, Jan 16, 2008
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  2. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    It is not normal, but it's typical. The ODD unit is not very well fixed on the G1S models. This is made worse by unevenly balanced disks (like disks with unbalanced / funnily shaped labels).
     
    E.B.E., Jan 17, 2008
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  3. dperezo

    dperezo Notebook Consultant

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    Yeah, I had the same problem with the Crysis DVD on my G1S. It vibrated the laptop pretty bad.

    So I went back to Best Buy to exchange the disk. I told them the problem and they let me exchange it with no hassle.

    Good thing too since the new Crysis disk does not cause vibration on my laptop anymore!
     
    dperezo, Jan 17, 2008
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    iGreen Notebook Guru

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    Ok, thanks a lot =]
     
    iGreen, Jan 17, 2008
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