DVD on Laptop LOUD

[BabyBlues]

Anyone have any ideas as to why, all of a sudden, any disc in my laptop sounds like a small plane is starting up and going to come flying out? TIA.

 

[SUroot]

I've never heard one not sound like that....

 

[BabyBlues]

Really?? Ok - I don't remember it doing it before but maybe it has and I just didn't pay attention to it.

 

[Demache]

You should bring your DVD into your local mechanic to get it balanced.

It works with wheels, so why not DVD's.

 

[TxGoat]

How old is the DVD player? If it's making sounds that you haven't heard before then maybe there's a physical part that's about to fail. Internal DVD drives are relatively cheap and if you have a decent setup (video card, processor, RAM, etc) then you could probably get a decent bluray player if you watch movies on your computer. I see SATA drives are going for about $15-$17 right now.

 

[BabyBlues]

How old is the DVD player? If it's making sounds that you haven't heard before then maybe there's a physical part that's about to fail. Internal DVD drives are relatively cheap and if you have a decent setup (video card, processor, RAM, etc) then you could probably get a decent bluray player if you watch movies on your computer. I see SATA drives are going for about $15-$17 right now.

Maybe 3 years old. I tried another movie tonight and it didn't make the noise. Kinda figured since I asked for advice the computer would decide to be nice. I'll keep checking to see if its doing it.
Thanks so much!!

 

[SUroot]

It can sometimes be louder if its going into overdrive.

This can be dependent on the condition of the disk or the type of content on the disk

 

[NightAngel79]

Could is be a system fan? perhaps it is kicking into overdrive while[/] playing a dvd due to system running a little hotter during playback?

 

[BabyBlues]

Could is be a system fan? perhaps it is kicking into overdrive while[/] playing a dvd due to system running a little hotter during playback?

Could be. There is no rhyme or reason. Some DVDs do it. Others are quiet. I can't figure it out anymore

 

[ninadchaudhari]

I remember my old pcs used to do it when i used to write / read at very high speeds !

I think its absolutely normal !

It sounds like that when the CD/DVD is rotating in high speed

It also used to vibrate like anything !

 

[h4x0rj3ff]

if the disc has an error or a scratch on it it will cause the drive to spin faster.