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Which optical drive brand did you get?

post #1 of 16
4/28/05 at 2:58am
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I got a TEAC with my 700m, and damn is this thing loud whenever somethings loading in it. It's like theres a DJ in my laptop scratching all over the place. I'd watch DVD's on the laptop, but the drive is just too damn loud. Mine is just the DVD-ROM.
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post #2 of 16
4/28/05 at 3:32am
I got mine with the Combo drive: CDRW/DVD

Mine was shipped with a Toshiba i think, which was defective. Wouldn't burn and made a loud noise.

I called to have them ship me a replacement, and the replaceent was a Philips. The philips was quieter.
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post #3 of 16
4/28/05 at 4:53am
I also got mine with the combo drive, CDRW/DVD.

Dell sent me the Philips CDD5263. It's not particularly loud IMHO. However I obviously have nothing to compare it against.
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post #4 of 16
4/28/05 at 9:40am
I got a NEC 6500 DVD Burner. Very quiet operation. Very quiet.
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post #5 of 16
4/28/05 at 3:16pm
Sony CDRW/DVD - one quite little bitch
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post #6 of 16
4/28/05 at 3:33pm
My Phillips combo makes no unseemly noises or vibrations, when its running it feels like a Rolls Royce idling.
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post #7 of 16
4/28/05 at 4:27pm
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Damn... I was hoping you guys had similar problems so I wouldn't feel as bad :P
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post #8 of 16
4/28/05 at 4:46pm
NEC6500A RPC and RipLock Patched
sweet little drive
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post #9 of 16
4/28/05 at 5:21pm
SONY D56A Loud and So many problems.... so so many...
But I returned it for a NEC6500A and like magic everything is quiet and wonderful
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post #10 of 16
4/28/05 at 6:47pm
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If only the NEC wasn't $100...
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post #11 of 16
4/28/05 at 6:58pm
got sony, but got rid of it and bought Panasonic UJ845B cdrw/dvdrw slot load drive
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post #12 of 16
4/28/05 at 7:53pm
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I noticed that the optical drive is recognized as a removable hardware in windows. The little green tray icon bothers me since it takes up space. I notice an option to hide the icon, but if I wanted to see it again how would I enable it? I don't know where to look.
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post #13 of 16
4/28/05 at 8:01pm
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Originally Posted by rincon650
NEC6500A RPC and RipLock Patched
sweet little drive

what does riplock patch do?

I have the same drive
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post #14 of 16
4/28/05 at 8:04pm
right click the systray area -> properties -> click on Hide inactive icons -> customize (next to it) -> drop down menu allows you to select what to do with each of the icons
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post #15 of 16
4/28/05 at 8:13pm
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Wow, thanks!
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post #16 of 16
4/28/05 at 8:55pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by irev210
what does riplock patch do?

I have the same drive

Riplock is a new scheme from the MPAA. What it does is forces the drive to the lowest read speed when reading/playing DVD movies. It does not prevent ripping , it just makes its slower to do. Makes it a nuisance. Patched firmware removes the riplock. Also removes the RPC protection, which is region protection.

There is also a bitsetting update for the 6500A
bitsetting makes the DVD+R more compatible with older dvd players, it tricks the player inot thinking the disc is a pressed DVD and not a burned DVD. Some players reject burned DVD's
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