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    Ah soo louddd hel80

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by james987, Mar 7, 2007.

  1. james987

    james987 Notebook Guru

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    Hey

    yea....
    i just got my hel80 monday from powernotebooks..
    i just poped in a dvd for the first time...

    i have the supermulti dvdrw

    ..

    yea..um..

    ITS LOUDDD

    it sounds like a space shuttle taking off for crying out loud lol

    anything i can do to fix that... =S
    id hate to send it back, powernotebooks is really great, just a bummer im having this prob.
     
    james987, Mar 7, 2007
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    A DVD movie, or a DVD install disc? You can sometimes change the sound limits on a drive, force it to run in a slower mode. But basically, no, you can't make it much quieter. Make sure the DVD is correctly and solidly on the spindle, and make sure it's not just a badly-balanced DVD.
     
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  3. james987

    james987 Notebook Guru

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    yea everything is all good settings wise and disc wise

    also..

    my hd is extremely loud... when i open my computer its like, SKEE SKEE SKEE SKEE
     
    james987, Mar 7, 2007
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    Lt.Glare Notebook Evangelist

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    If the hard drive is truly as loud as you depict, it likely either has a defect, or is damaged. My HGL30 (a very similar model) makes noise, but not any more noise than any other laptop I've ever used. I would suggest maybe taking it back to get looked at.
     
    Lt.Glare, Mar 7, 2007
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    I can only hear my hard drive when there's absolutely no other noises; like when I leave it on in my room during the night. Even the fan drowns it out.
     
    iza, Mar 7, 2007
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    Thats usually caused by a head scraping a platter.. not good news...
     
    pyro9219, Mar 7, 2007
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  7. james987

    james987 Notebook Guru

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    hm, well it hasnt been too loud lately, maybe it was a one time deal or somthing lol
    thnx for the help tho
     
    james987, Mar 7, 2007
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    the head has carved it's groove that's why lol
     
    Superjrj, Mar 8, 2007
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  9. james987

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    lol, well it works fine.
     
    james987, Mar 8, 2007
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  10. chrisyano

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    The Optical drive can be loud when spinning up to install something--but playing games/DVDs shouldn't make much noise at all. And some discs are louder than others as noted.

    If you're concerned about the noise--I would recommend a quick call to Powernotebooks' 24/7 Tech support. They're very nice and will help you sort out your concerns.
     
    chrisyano, Mar 8, 2007
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