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    There has got to got to be simple way to turn off optical drive

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by vilmosz, Oct 20, 2010.

  1. vilmosz

    vilmosz Notebook Consultant

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    How complicated can this be? I must be missing something. I know there are options for enabling power off for the optical drive in Power Manager -- but isn't there just a simple way to turn the device on or off? Without going through Power Manager? I see that green light running and I figure I can save a few minutes of my abysmal (90 minutes) of battery power by turning that darn thing off. :confused:
     
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  2. vēer

    vēer Notebook Deity

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    You can disable it from tray, just like any other USB connected device.
    At least I can do this with R400.
     
    vēer, Oct 20, 2010
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    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Device manager -> disable.
     
    sgogeta4, Oct 20, 2010
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    The automatic setting disables it after a minute of disuse. Alternatively, you can simply click the Safely Eject Hardware icon in the System Tray and eject the UltraBay drive just as you would a USB drive. The light should then turn off, indicating that the UltraBay is powered off.

    The light is an LED, and uses a pretty insignificant amount of power. Disabling the ODD won't help boost your battery life, really.
     
    MidnightSun, Oct 21, 2010
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