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    8X DVD+/-RW Slot Load Drive for XPS 1640

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by chewyeong90, Oct 23, 2009.

  1. chewyeong90

    chewyeong90 Notebook Evangelist

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    After a month of using my laptop, today is actually the first day I'm trying out this slot load drive. I inserted a CD given by my instructor, it was running really slow and some cranky / buzzing noise could be heard from it. I mean is it normal ? It loads kinda slow too. Anyone has this problem ?
     
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  2. ikjadoon

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    It's a full-size disc, right?

    I'm not sure what that could mean but a faulty drive. Were you tilting the laptop when you put it in or when the disc was spinning?

    ~Ibrahim~
     
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    chewyeong90 Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes it is. A standard CD size. The laptop is laid slightly tilted because I'm having it on a Notepal Infinity cooler. That shouldn'e be a problem right. I mean it does load but it's just slow..
     
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    Hmm...it shouldn't be a problem, but try without the cooler.

    Do other discs do this or is it just this one?

    ~Ibrahim~
     
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    chewyeong90 Notebook Evangelist

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    I would say it runs a little bit smoother w/o the cooler. But is that the main reason behind it ?

    Oh, and the discs are literally the only discs I have =S
     
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    It's debatable...technically, you're not supposed to have to tilted while the disc is in use, but coolers don't tilt that much and I believe someone in another thread said that they can auto-correct somewhat for tilting: gyroscopes?

    Ah...you don't have the restore discs or the driver discs?

    ~Ibrahim~
     
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    Maybe you are in power saving mode so it runs at a slower speed?
     
    m1n05_4, Oct 24, 2009
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