Cd Drive Issues...

Print · 13th June 2002, 01:54

I have been loading my cd's into my cd drive on my laptop, (i mean audio cd's) but when they play, it comes out scratchy. I can play mp3's and other audio fine on my pc, just not from my cd drive. Can someody plz tell me how to measure the speed and designer of my cd drive, so I can ask if it is just too slow, or is it broken...

Cheezychops · 13th June 2002, 02:55

all audio cd are read at 1x speed (i think) so it is not that your drive is too slow

pAk · 13th June 2002, 03:35

have you tried listening to the CD's in a normal audio CD player? what is the sound like then? If it is still bad then it is the CD, if not, try getting a lens cleaner for CD drive

Sandman2012 · 13th June 2002, 05:43

Also, CD-ROM drives are a lot more sensitive than stereo component players. A slightly scratched disc that plays normally on a stereo may have artifacts on a computer player.

Atmo · 13th June 2002, 05:57

Could also be the cdroms mechanism being full of dust and stuff. I gave away an old 8x cdrom to a mate whos a technitian cos it was giving similar probles that youre discribing. He pulled it apart, cleaned it out properly, put some grease on all the gears and it worked fine after that.

13th June 2002, 01:54	#1
Print Forum King Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 3,206	Cd Drive Issues... I have been loading my cd's into my cd drive on my laptop, (i mean audio cd's) but when they play, it comes out scratchy. I can play mp3's and other audio fine on my pc, just not from my cd drive. Can someody plz tell me how to measure the speed and designer of my cd drive, so I can ask if it is just too slow, or is it broken...

13th June 2002, 02:55	#2
Cheezychops Major Dude Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Ohio Posts: 767	all audio cd are read at 1x speed (i think) so it is not that your drive is too slow Computers may be twice as fast as they were in 1973 but your average person is as drunk and stupid as ever. The only one who's changed is Dro! He's become bitter, and let's face it, crazy over the years. He'll sell our children's organs to zoos for meat. And he'll go into people's houses at night and wreck up the place! Muhuhahahaha!

13th June 2002, 05:43	#4
Sandman2012 <3 foobar2k (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 3,202	Also, CD-ROM drives are a lot more sensitive than stereo component players. A slightly scratched disc that plays normally on a stereo may have artifacts on a computer player. pabook.net

13th June 2002, 05:57	#5
Atmo The Freak (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 9,400	Could also be the cdroms mechanism being full of dust and stuff. I gave away an old 8x cdrom to a mate whos a technitian cos it was giving similar probles that youre discribing. He pulled it apart, cleaned it out properly, put some grease on all the gears and it worked fine after that. :Psykotech:

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13th June 2002, 03:35	#3
pAk Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: England Posts: 369	have you tried listening to the CD's in a normal audio CD player? what is the sound like then? If it is still bad then it is the CD, if not, try getting a lens cleaner for CD drive