CD-RW makes strange sounds

**Kirby** · January 25th, 2003

I've just started to notice this a month ago. But since then, it escolated to a more serious problem. Spin-uping a CD is fine, but when I comes to a spin-down, there is a horrible grinding noise coming from the CD-RW. It first started with a certain CD-R, now it's with every CD I own. Also when I check the bottom of the CD, I don't notice any scratched. Is this something I could fix? cause my warrenty already expired

**Shiori** · January 26th, 2003

Try removing the drive from the bay and shaking it gently. Something may have come loose for some reason.

metal_ash · January 26th, 2003

maybe a bad cd.------__-----_------ something like that.

RF · January 26th, 2003

sounds like its outta alignment.

REi_FoX · January 26th, 2003

anyone who can recommend me a cd writeer brand thats good and does not die easily

RF · January 26th, 2003

Sony, LG, Lite-On

They all die, just thoes are the best.

REi_FoX · January 26th, 2003

so my choices are sony, LG and lite-on...

**Kane** · January 27th, 2003

I recommend Lite-On's. I've had drives from Yamaha, Sony and a couple of other's whose names escape me. The Lite-on is the only drive that has lasted more than a year. Most died after about 6 months. This drive is now 18 months old, and still going strong.

REi_FoX · January 27th, 2003

thanks! i think i'll go with lite on!

RF · January 27th, 2003

Ive had my lg for a year and 2 months, lasted me for a good long time. Its not showing any wear and tear to date.

Kazuya Mishima · January 27th, 2003

My lite on has passed 2 exactly two years with me.
Btw my cd rom made the same problem and was the motor. I had to change it.

REi_FoX · January 27th, 2003

which is cheaper?

Lg or liteon?

**Kirby** · January 27th, 2003

Quote:

Originally posted by metal_ash
maybe a bad cd.------__-----_------ something like that.

I stand corrected. It only happens with my cheap Kodak CD-R (you heard me, Kodak!!

)

Anyways, that CD-RW I have is a I/O Magic. I would think that it would last long, but if this is the case, it's no good manufacturer

RF · January 27th, 2003

Quote:

Originally posted by rei_fox
which is cheaper?

Lg or liteon?

U would have to look around. I assume both are fairly priced.

Kazuya Mishima · January 27th, 2003

Yeah, the difference between them is about 3 dollars.

**Snake785** · January 27th, 2003

hehe, my 4x Mat****a CD-R (not CD-RW

) has lasted me a about 3 years and it still going strong

chillypacman · January 27th, 2003

I hear the fastest cd-rw is about $90 us.

Kraelis · January 28th, 2003

I'm using Cybredrive, And it's now a year old. No problems with it so far. It does make some sounds during spin-up but it limited to particular CDs alone.

I would assume LG would be a tad more pricey. I checked out Lite-on once and it had the best features relative to prices (CloneCD data)

REi_FoX · January 29th, 2003

well the fastest it hink is ASUS cdrw

January 25th, 2003	#1 (permalink)
Kirby Politically incorrect FTW Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 8,445	CD-RW makes strange sounds I've just started to notice this a month ago. But since then, it escolated to a more serious problem. Spin-uping a CD is fine, but when I comes to a spin-down, there is a horrible grinding noise coming from the CD-RW. It first started with a certain CD-R, now it's with every CD I own. Also when I check the bottom of the CD, I don't notice any scratched. Is this something I could fix? cause my warrenty already expired __________________ AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+ Toledo, Nvidia GeForce 7950GT SLi, 2GB PC3200 2-3-2-5, ABit AN8-SLi, Sound Blaster X-FI XtremeMusic

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metal_ash V\|rus Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: house Posts: 521	maybe a bad cd.------__-----_------ something like that. __________________

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RF Canadian Spaceman Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 8,594	sounds like its outta alignment. __________________

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REi_FoX ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Fantasy ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 3,649	anyone who can recommend me a cd writeer brand thats good and does not die easily __________________ FoR PiNoYs WhO WanTs To BuY CheAp ParTs CliCk Here also Here Processor - Intel Quad 2 Quad q6600 G0 Stepping [Stock Settings] Memory - 2GB Team Elite 800mhz Graphics Card - Palit Daytone Geforce 8800 GT 512 MB Mobo - Abit IP-35-E OS - Dual Boot Windows XP Professional SP3 and Ubuntu Linux Pad - PS1 and PS2 > USB Adapter 3DMark05 Score - 35082

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RF Canadian Spaceman Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 8,594	Sony, LG, Lite-On They all die, just thoes are the best. __________________

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REi_FoX ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Fantasy ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 3,649	so my choices are sony, LG and lite-on... __________________ FoR PiNoYs WhO WanTs To BuY CheAp ParTs CliCk Here also Here Processor - Intel Quad 2 Quad q6600 G0 Stepping [Stock Settings] Memory - 2GB Team Elite 800mhz Graphics Card - Palit Daytone Geforce 8800 GT 512 MB Mobo - Abit IP-35-E OS - Dual Boot Windows XP Professional SP3 and Ubuntu Linux Pad - PS1 and PS2 > USB Adapter 3DMark05 Score - 35082

January 27th, 2003	#8 (permalink)
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	I recommend Lite-On's. I've had drives from Yamaha, Sony and a couple of other's whose names escape me. The Lite-on is the only drive that has lasted more than a year. Most died after about 6 months. This drive is now 18 months old, and still going strong. __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

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REi_FoX ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Fantasy ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 3,649	thanks! i think i'll go with lite on! __________________ FoR PiNoYs WhO WanTs To BuY CheAp ParTs CliCk Here also Here Processor - Intel Quad 2 Quad q6600 G0 Stepping [Stock Settings] Memory - 2GB Team Elite 800mhz Graphics Card - Palit Daytone Geforce 8800 GT 512 MB Mobo - Abit IP-35-E OS - Dual Boot Windows XP Professional SP3 and Ubuntu Linux Pad - PS1 and PS2 > USB Adapter 3DMark05 Score - 35082

January 27th, 2003	#10 (permalink)
RF Canadian Spaceman Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 8,594	Ive had my lg for a year and 2 months, lasted me for a good long time. Its not showing any wear and tear to date. __________________

January 27th, 2003	#11 (permalink)
Kazuya Mishima The seeker of perfection Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Suing somebody Posts: 3,057	My lite on has passed 2 exactly two years with me. Btw my cd rom made the same problem and was the motor. I had to change it. __________________ Visit my blog in Spanish: http://andreyirra.blogspot.com

January 27th, 2003	#12 (permalink)
REi_FoX ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Fantasy ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 3,649	which is cheaper? Lg or liteon? __________________ FoR PiNoYs WhO WanTs To BuY CheAp ParTs CliCk Here also Here Processor - Intel Quad 2 Quad q6600 G0 Stepping [Stock Settings] Memory - 2GB Team Elite 800mhz Graphics Card - Palit Daytone Geforce 8800 GT 512 MB Mobo - Abit IP-35-E OS - Dual Boot Windows XP Professional SP3 and Ubuntu Linux Pad - PS1 and PS2 > USB Adapter 3DMark05 Score - 35082

January 27th, 2003	#15 (permalink)
Kazuya Mishima The seeker of perfection Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Suing somebody Posts: 3,057	Yeah, the difference between them is about 3 dollars. __________________ Visit my blog in Spanish: http://andreyirra.blogspot.com

January 27th, 2003	#16 (permalink)
Snake785 Prepare for Descent... Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 2,615	hehe, my 4x Mat****a CD-R (not CD-RW ) has lasted me a about 3 years and it still going strong __________________ My Computer specs: Pentium 4 2.6Ghz 512 MB of RAM Geforce FX 5700 128 MB Windows XP SP1 Click here for Flaretech.Biz Web Hosting

January 27th, 2003	#17 (permalink)
chillypacman Banned Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Australia - Perth Posts: 1,057	I hear the fastest cd-rw is about $90 us.

January 28th, 2003	#18 (permalink)
Kraelis Fallen Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Moonlight Spire Posts: 1,393	I'm using Cybredrive, And it's now a year old. No problems with it so far. It does make some sounds during spin-up but it limited to particular CDs alone. I would assume LG would be a tad more pricey. I checked out Lite-on once and it had the best features relative to prices (CloneCD data) __________________ --KrÆlis Cross Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur =============== Athlon 64 x2 3800\| Asrock ALiveNF6G-VSTA \| Kingston DDR2 1 Gb RAM

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REi_FoX ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Fantasy ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 3,649	well the fastest it hink is ASUS cdrw __________________ FoR PiNoYs WhO WanTs To BuY CheAp ParTs CliCk Here also Here Processor - Intel Quad 2 Quad q6600 G0 Stepping [Stock Settings] Memory - 2GB Team Elite 800mhz Graphics Card - Palit Daytone Geforce 8800 GT 512 MB Mobo - Abit IP-35-E OS - Dual Boot Windows XP Professional SP3 and Ubuntu Linux Pad - PS1 and PS2 > USB Adapter 3DMark05 Score - 35082

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