Question:
I6000 - Loud Optical Drive?
I just purchased a Dell I6000 and boy the CD/DVD drive is loud when reading a disc. Has anyone else experienced this with their I6000? I wonder if I have a bad drive.
Besides that, the notebook is pretty sweet. Screen is great, wi-fi card works well and I like the feel of the keyboard/touchpad. One drawback is the bloatware pre-installed. Uh, I have a wi-fi card....what's the deal with the AOL, Netzero and Earthlink junk???
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Re: I6000 - Loud Optical Drive?
DVD is quiet but yes the CD ROM is loud due to the speed of the drive whirring when the PC is accessing it. I believe there is some software to adjust Cd ROM spin speed but I haven't personally tried it.
Your best bet is to use something like Virtual Drive to use CD ROMs but this will be at the expense of using up hard drive space.
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Re: I6000 - Loud Optical Drive?
Dell will probably send you a new one if you ask. A lot of optical drives are noisy.