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    cd-rom spins faster than dvd-rom?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by darthvader1432, Jun 4, 2009.

  1. darthvader1432

    darthvader1432 - Audiophile -

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    well I really didn't know where to put this so I'll put it here

    I have an asus g50vt a1
    Almost all my games are dvd-rom. Yesterday I installed Rome total war which was a cd-rom. Now when I run the game the cd makes A REALLY LOUD noise. It doesn't happen to my dvd-rom game discs when they load. The are a variety of possiblities causing this sound.

    But I think the problem is that the sound is from the disk tray(which is a bit loose because it's a laptop), the disk tray vibrating against the sides of the computer. In order for this to be though cd-roms must spin faster than dvd-roms or else it would happen with dvd roms also.

    Is there anyway I can play the game without a cd-rom?
    I can play the game it just scares me when i hear such a loud noise coming from a really exspensive computer. I feel like something will break

    The rome:total war game is over 4 years old, Im pretty sure.
    i would like to think that it is just a problem with this specific rome tw disc
     
    darthvader1432, Jun 4, 2009
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  2. usapatriot

    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Yeah, I believe CD's can spin at up to 52x while DVD's only go up to 24x.
     
    usapatriot, Jun 4, 2009
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  3. namaiki

    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    But somewhere CD 24x ~5100RPM and DVD 8x ~4800RPM.
    Since most laptop drives are limited to those speeds.
     
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    darthvader1432 - Audiophile -

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    would spinning the disc faster make the disc tray vibrate more intensly?
     
    darthvader1432, Jun 4, 2009
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    If it was out of balance yes, if its in balance (both hardware & disk) then no.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Jun 4, 2009
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  6. funky monk

    funky monk Notebook Deity

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    If vibration is a problem, just jam a bit of blutack in the drive tray and that should damp it nicely
     
    funky monk, Jun 4, 2009
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    Without CD in the drive, yes. There are products that do CD imaging to store them on the hard drive. Most games, however, have some form of copy protection that stops this. It really depends on the game.
     
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    It makes sense I guess, the data is stored more compactly on the DVD, so a CD spins faster to get the same data retrieval?
     
    sarahfox, Jun 4, 2009
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    Yes, usually a drive reading a CD will create more noise than reading a DVD, I remember it happening on my Playstation 2.

    The reason why CD drives are capped at around 52x and DVD drives at around 24x reading speeds are any faster speeds would cause the disc to come out of the tray.
     
    Rahul, Jun 4, 2009
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    Get a no .exe file, i wont mention any sites for fear of being presecuted by the feds..
     
    Idyllic, Jun 5, 2009
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    Just saw the Mythbusters episode on that. Spinning it at 40000x will cause it to just explode

    Ok... So 52x isn't THAT fast, but still, it's still way within industry tolerances.

    The DVDs spin slower because of the differences in the laser frequencies and the packing of data on the disc
     
    zephyrus17, Jun 5, 2009
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  12. darthvader1432

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    well i got a no-cd thing and now it works without a cd

    It is legal right? because i have purchased the game.
     
    darthvader1432, Jun 5, 2009
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  13. namaiki

    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    It's a bit of a grey area..
     
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  14. funky monk

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    If you really feel the need you can make an iso image of the disk and then fool your system into thinking it's in the drive... Takes a bit of space but if needs must
     
    funky monk, Jun 5, 2009
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