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Re: Loud whirring and hot cds... is this normal?

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From: Lj
Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2000 00:00
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Thanks all for ideas and replies... I am indeed going to get it back
to the shop (still on warrantee don'tchyaknow)... just as soon as I
have NO WORK TO DO ON THE COMPUTER AND CAN LIVE WITHOUT IT FOR A FEW
DAYS!     sigh.
ta,
LJ.

Jimmy Mook� <BlahBlah@Blah.com> wrote in message
news:852k3l$iei$1@news.creativelabs.com...
> check the fan on your Power supply. might have packed in, and is
causing
> overheating........
> Lj <lisademp@antispam.enoreo.on.ca> wrote in message
> news:84tv3i$e7p$1@news.creativelabs.com...
> > Hi folks:
> >
> > I fear I'm in denial, but maybe not:       ;-)
> >
> > my Creative 48x mx CD ROM seems funny to me:  it SEEMS to run ok
BUT
> > with most application CDs it seems to whir on and off LOUDLY, A
LOT,
> > and I feel like I wait during the pauses of the whirring (like
in
> > the middle of a demo for a product, it pauses, stops whirring,
then
> > picks up again), and when I take the CD out it is VERY HOT...
> > INNOCENT NAIVE QUESTION: IS THIS NORMAL?????
> > (my internal CD ROM is apparently model CD4833E BC102 ,
according to
> > Device Manager,although when I visited the Creative web site,
they
> > don't list a 4833, just 4822...which made me nervous...)
> > Music CDs seem to play smoothly with no crazy whirring, just
> > application CD's.
> >
> > Any more experienced thoughts greatly adds to my sense of
> > confidence,
> > Thanks!
> > Lj.
> >
> > --
> >
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> >                                 from Lj in Canada
> > NOTE: REMOVE "antispam." FROM EMAIL ADDRESS
> >
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> >
> >
>
>
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Subject: Re: Loud whirring and hot cds... is this normal?
Date: 2000/01/06
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