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2010-08-05
Optical Drive Noisy
Unlikely cause: LCD, speakers, fan, camera, microphone
Quick Check
Symptom Quick Check
Optical Drive Noisy
• Noise during boot
• Noise during operation
• Noise when drive is copying or
writing data
Deep Dive
1. Test optical media in another drive of the same
type in same type of computer to rule out media
issue.
2. Check with known-good discs. Install discs that
came with the computer.
3. Check to see if noise occurs without media in
the drive. If so, check for hard drive (H06) and fan
(M18) caused noise.
Check Result Action Code
1. Is optical drive constantly
seeking or cycling eject
mechanism without an optical
disc installed? Optical drive
should perform only one reset
sequence and rest idle, ready
for media.
2. Insert known good data CD.
Is media free to spin without
optical drive scraping edge or
surface of media? Verify disc
does not exceed maximum
thickness specification.
3. Initial disc handling noise is
normal. Disc spinning and
head seek indicate disc is
mounting to desktop. Seek
noise should settle down
once mounted. Is noise above
normal and related to seek
activity?
Yes Continue and verify with
media, go to step 2.
No Replace optical drive if
continuous activity occurs
with no disc installed.
Yes Continue and verify with
media, go to step 3.
No Internal mechanical
interference is affecting
rotational spin of media,
replace optical drive.
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J04
J04
Yes Replace optical drive. J04
No Go to step 4.