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    noisy optical drive at start up

    Discussion in 'HP' started by fantomasz, Nov 8, 2009.

  1. fantomasz

    fantomasz Notebook Deity

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    on my dv7-1270us I have noise coming from dvd drive at start.it is normal ?

    because on my other 1175nr dvd drive is quiet at start
     
    fantomasz, Nov 8, 2009
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    is there a disc in the drive?
     
    timtravel42, Nov 8, 2009
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    no disc in drive
     
    fantomasz, Nov 8, 2009
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    It's normal. Some drives whine, some don't. The LG in my DV5 is quiet, while the Pioneer in my DV9700 makes lots of grinding noise at startup. Both work just fine when a disc is inserted.
     
    Th3_uN1Qu3, Nov 8, 2009
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    ok,thanks for reply
     
    fantomasz, Nov 9, 2009
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