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    Z96J CD/DVD drive

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by conejeitor, Jan 7, 2007.

  1. conejeitor

    conejeitor Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi guys,
    My CD/DVD-RW drive doesn't work perfect. I have no trouble burning of playing DVDs but when I play CDs, the drive makes a lot of noise (a lot). Also, if I'm playing a movie, it often delays, and the movie gets stuck for half a second (enough to mess the movie). I wonder what is the issue for the CDs, I wonder if may be there is something unscrewed.
    Thanks for any suggestion.
     
    conejeitor, Jan 7, 2007
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  2. Gator

    Gator Go Gators!

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    The drive is loud, especially during data transfers or direct cd access. No trouble here yet.
     
    Gator, Jan 7, 2007
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    MilestonePC.com Company Representative

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    You may want to check into what Rom drive you have, the brand/company/name, also you may want to double check those CDs your using on a desktop to see if this same issue can be replicated.

    Other than that continue to test movies on CDs using many different brands, or is it just a particular movie or brand? Sometimes drives can be picky for no reason.
     
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    conejeitor Notebook Evangelist

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    Actually, I got my laptop from you MilestonePC guys, I'm not sure of the brand, do you? I have test the CDs on other laptops and there is no issue, it's just in my Z96J. I don't care much about the noise, but the fact that the movies stops at times is annoying. And I found this weird, since the speed of the unit is not bad (8x). Have you guys had any past complain on this?
     
    conejeitor, Jan 8, 2007
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