[RESOLVED] Creative CD-ROM Drive Problem!!

[NeONDaRoO]

I have a Creative 28x cd-rom drive. It's kinda weird. It loves to spin whenever i'm not doing anything to it. Like, I have a game cd in there, I'm not exactly playing the game. I'm just talking to people online or something, and it spins and spins and spins (i can hear it cuz it's so fast and loud). Anyway, is it because of drivers or is it just cuz it's a crappy cd-rom drive?...are there any settings for it in win2k? (i'm running win2k on a abit bh6) anyway..thanx a lot

NeO NDaRoO

[AlienDyne]

It's caused by the CD-ROM unit itself. You can't do anything about it. Just replace it.
It was common on older Creative CD-ROM Drives.

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[3fingersalute]

I had a Creative 32X once that did the same thing, even sitting at a DOS prompt. I gave it away!

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[NeONDaRoO]

hahaah....i was thinkin about modding my computer (LED's and fanbus and stuff).but i guess i'm not gonna do it anymore cuz of this crappy drive...probably get a new one soon...thanx a lot you guys =)

NeO NDaRoO

[kennethstarrfp]

ARRGHH!!!! I had an old 12x Samsung, it just refused to open, I ripped out the tray to get the CD stuck in the drive, threw it in the bin, it couldn't even READ CD'S!!! So, I bought a 16x Creative, it just sat their spinning so I got the hunk of junk replaced with a Generic 40x, can't be happier now!

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[braybk]

I had the same deal with a 24X Creative. Sometimes it reads CDs, mostly it just spins and flicks the access light on and off in a poor attempt to make me think it actually works right! Replaced it with a generic, and haven't had a problem since.

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