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    Tip of the day: reduce DVD playback rpm/noise

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by ari_m, Mar 27, 2008.

  1. ari_m

    ari_m Notebook Consultant

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    Ever tried to watch a movie on your brand new T61 only to have the DVD drive continuously spin to max RPM and drown out the audio? I searched high and low and never found a solution for Vista. Apparently the only way to control the DVD RPM in Vista was this $50 tool called AnyDVD: http://www.slysoft.com/en/anydvd.html Well, there's another option:

    Apologies if everyone already knows about this one, but luckily for us Thinkpad users there's a free solution right in our own BIOS: DVD 'silent' mode! Just dig through the settings and there it is :D
     
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    jooooeee Stealth in disguise

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    Yep the BIOs holds many secrets!
     
    jooooeee, Mar 27, 2008
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    msb0b Notebook Consultant

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    This option is also present in the Power Manager, Global Power Settings tab, Power management options section, Advanced button.
     
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    Arki Super Moderator

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    I would also like to take note that putting the optical drive in silent mode might decrease performance of the disc being used.
     
    Arki, Mar 27, 2008
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  5. ari_m

    ari_m Notebook Consultant

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    Yes, it absolutely does.

    The software solution is better for someone who still wants to maintain fast data read/write speeds since it allows individual control over DVD operating modes.
     
    ari_m, Mar 27, 2008
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    stallen Thinkpad Woody

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    AnyDVD and CloneDVD2 are on my top ten list of must have applications. ;)

    I apologize for getting off topic, but everytime I see a post for AnyDVD or CloneDVD2 I can't help but get excited. Everyone should go download the free trial for both of these apps and give them a try.

    If you do try them out, just to give you some help getting started, just download/install and launch AnyDVD. That's really all you need to do for AnyDVD to disable copywrite protection on "any DVD" you insert into your DVD drive. Then follow this guide: CloneDVD2 Manual

    The biggest problem where noobs get stuck is on the second page of CloneDVD (the title configuration page). Make sure to change the drop down menu to DVD-5 when using standard single layer DVD +/-R disks.

    This guide might also help: http://club.cdfreaks.com/f72/clonedvd-anydvd-guide-madbob-72022/
     
    stallen, Mar 27, 2008
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