The fans are loud because they're spinning fast. They are trying to remove the heat from your laptop. If you use a program to "lower the volume", you're gonna fry your laptop.
Clean the fans!
Thanks! Finally someone who understands the market. Unfortunately, most people think because it's almost two years old, it isn't worth anything. I had one guy tell me it's worth about $80. Ha!
I planned to go to eBay in the...
Just a question for the more knowledgable. Do these drives use one laser for both DVD and CD reading/writing?
Did you try a DVD based lense cleaner? It sounds like you wrote this drive off pretty quick.