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How to SLOW DOWN DVD drive?
Authored by: tinb on May 05, '06 12:33:48AM

Is there any hint how to slow down a DVD drive?

You ask why I should want this? Well, sometimes I get CDs which are manufactured "not exactly centered". They are spinning up in the drive and the whole Mac (mini) is vibrating. That can't be too good for the hardware (cd and hd drive).

I hoped that the drive would automatically lower its speed, but it won't.

Is it possible to do this manually?



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How to SLOW DOWN DVD drive?
Authored by: kirkmc on May 05, '06 02:40:56AM

When burning a CD or DVD, you can choose the speed. You generally set it to Maximum, but, if that happens a lot, set it slower.

Is that why some CDs make so much noise? Oddly enough, when that happens to me, it's only at the beginning of the burn, not all throughout.

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How to SLOW DOWN DVD drive?
Authored by: tinb on May 05, '06 05:32:25AM

Thanks kirkmc, but it's not during burning but while reading from the CD.



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