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January 17th, 2004 14:00
DVD constant noise
Hi - I have a 4600 Dimension 2.6 768 RAM 80 Gig HD with a HT-DT-ST-DVD-ROM GDR8162B DVD ROM drive. When I play a music CD or a DVD movie in the DVD-R drive it sounds like a jet engine - the CD and the movie play fine but the noise ..... Is this normal?
Thanks for any information!
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Predator
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January 17th, 2004 15:00
Hi Beatrice,
I read in one of the other conferences, that on their systems the side strap / bracket did not fit well, one ended up being loose, he was able to Snap in it correctly but the other person ended up putting a small piece of tape to take up the slake, which he stated stopped the noice, poor design was his thoughts. I have not had the chance to work with a 4600 yet, so I cannot say. My sister`s 8250, has these bracket but the fit is firm in hers. Can you tell if the drive is seated firmly in the bay?
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God, grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway,
the good fortune to run into the ones I do and the eyesight to tell the
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Beatrice57
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January 17th, 2004 17:00
Thanks for the reply - the drive is pretty secure - sounds like a loud fan - constantly when a music CD is playing.
RLonngren
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January 17th, 2004 18:00
I think what you are describing is normal for your drive. On newer drives the CD spins faster for faster reads and data transfer. It sounds like a fan(or a jet) starting up and continues as long as the PC is accessing the drive. The noise is intrusive but your drive is working fine.
Rob
Beatrice57
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January 17th, 2004 21:00
Thank you for the reply. I thought it was normal also except I put the exact same audio CD in the CDRW drive and no "jet" or loud fan noise - just plays the CD fine. I'm going to rent a DVD movie and see what it does with that. I can understand some start up noise but not for 47 minutes straight.
Again, thanks for the reply!!
Beatrice57
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January 17th, 2004 23:00
Thanks - I did call Dell late this afternoon and they're going to replace the DVD drive. By the way, I just ordered a Plextor 708A myself to copy a lot of my old VHS tapes and perform some backup jobs etc. This ought to be rich - setting up the old Betamax, VCR, etc and copying tapes - I hope it goes OK. If I get any "tips" for people who want to do this I'll pass them along to you.
Thanks again for your help and advice.
Predator
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January 17th, 2004 23:00
Hi Beatrice,
Not that I want to disgree with this new guy but a little noise is normal but not a jet plane. I just picked up the Plextor 708a DVD+/-RW and the drive is very quiet. If drive is one of Dell`s OEM, please consider contacting them once again and discuss this issue or live with the jet plane.
Best Regards
God, grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway,
the good fortune to run into the ones I do and the eyesight to tell the
difference.