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    Loud noise on the DVD Drive.

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by dtechlogic, Mar 22, 2008.

  1. dtechlogic

    dtechlogic Notebook Consultant

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    Hi Guys
    I have a sager 9261 and when i use CD-R it makes a loud noise and when i use dvd-r or + it doesn't make the noise. Is it common on the sager or something is wrong with mine.
     
    dtechlogic, Mar 22, 2008
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    Crimsonman Ex NBR member :cry:

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    Are you running something or not? Does the CD have information on it? Usually, CD drives (or DVD, whatever) will make noise like that.
     
    Crimsonman, Mar 22, 2008
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  3. Bo@LynboTech

    Bo@LynboTech Company Representative

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    well mine rattles around quite a bit when burning cd's (so much that it rattles the glass placemats on our dining room table.)

    but it works so I am not worried, especially after 2 years of the grinding I got from the slotloader on my old acer :)
     
    Bo@LynboTech, Mar 22, 2008
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  4. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    What kind of "loud noise?" The CD drive in my old vaio makes a whole range of different noises depending on what it's doing (and, it seems, depending on whose CD I have in there - the "recovery" CDs from Sony make an ungodly rushing sound when I put them in, but CDs that I burn myself generally make a much lower sound). It may depend on the read speed that any particular CD is set for - the faster the read speed, the higher the noise will be.
     
    Shyster1, Mar 22, 2008
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  5. jdparlin

    jdparlin Notebook Enthusiast

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    I assume he means the incredibly annoying vibration/rattle that the drive causes against the plastic of the system case.

    I solved mine by sliding in Dimes / pennies around the drive bezel until it went away. Eventually I pulled the drive out and since I have re-inserted it it is mostly gone.

    The noise is definitely not normal and about 4 times as loud as normal drive operation.
     
    jdparlin, Mar 22, 2008
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    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    Mine is a bit noisy also, but I`m used to it.Must be a common thing.
     
    eleron911, Mar 23, 2008
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