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    DVD Drive Loud Noise

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Latta, Jun 19, 2006.

  1. Latta

    Latta Newbie

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    Hello all,

    I just got my SZ-260P/C a few days ago and I've notice that the DVD drive makes a loud scratchy vibrating sound when spinning at fast speeds. While this does not occur when I run every disc, it happens 66% of the time on all types of discs, Factory pressed discs like game discs, Symantec discs, blank discs. I can't figure out if this computer is especially sensitive to certain discs or if my drive is some how defective.

    My old Dell laptop plays all the discs I'm having this problem with fine.

    Oh and I couldn't find anything discussing an intermittent problem like mine in the first 10 pages of the forum so I thought I'd post this.

    Thanks!
     
    Latta, Jun 19, 2006
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  2. MRHAPPY

    MRHAPPY Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just got my sz250 and mine makes the same noises. Is this normal?
     
    MRHAPPY, Jul 18, 2006
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  3. neilk2350

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    it's loud as hell. so is the fan "imhop"
     
    neilk2350, Jul 18, 2006
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  4. NuntiusLuminis

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    I personally have noticed the drive vibrate and hum like a particle accelerator,
    but I don't understand all the complaints about fan noise... Don't hear it at all.
     
    NuntiusLuminis, Jul 18, 2006
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  5. neilk2350

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    the fan noise also seems specific to certain units
     
    neilk2350, Jul 18, 2006
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    No fan noise, but the DVD player sounds like it's going to take off!
     
    MRHAPPY, Jul 18, 2006
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  7. Neoguri

    Neoguri Notebook Consultant

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    My dvd drive makes a intermittent scratching/rattling noise while playing dvd's, but it isn't very consistent.

    As for the fan noise, try running any graphic/cpu intensive program and I am sure you will hear it. It kicks up to full speed as soon as I start WoW.
     
    Neoguri, Jul 18, 2006
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  8. joro

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    Hi there, I have SONY VGN-S460 laptop. I will tell you what has happened already for 2 years, since I have it.

    1. Fan is extremely LOUD for 1.5 years.
    2. Black spot on the screen for 1 year already.
    When I was choosing from the many Laptops in 2005, I bought this SONY, since I thought "that is a good quality, it's a sony, made in Japan"

    Guess what, This sony was x2-3, the price of any other laptop, since it was sony. However it did not have any extra features, than the other laptops.

    In reality, I would recommend buying any other laptop....why
    1. Less price X2-3
    2. Better service
    3. The fan is not on and LOUD all the time
    4. Nobody will come to and ask you:"Is this your Harley so LOUD, or your very expensive SONY laptop
    5. You would not disturb anybody with your EXTREMELY LOUD Sony

    If you want to repair it they ask for half of the original price...which is actually the price of any other laptop!!!!!!!

    SONY means dead end!
     
    joro, Jan 27, 2008
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