Which DVD-RW drive do you own?

Vampyromaniac · Mar 1, 2008, 05:37 PM

When I play regular music CD's (those things we bought before MP3's) in my NEC-3550A, the disc spins at a high speed the whole time and makes unnecessary noise (assuming I don't use DriveSpeed to alter the speed.) My previous CD-RW and DVD-ROM drives would spin at something like 1x, or at least slow enough to not make noise.

Please post what model DVD-RW drive you have, and if it spins music CD's at a high or low speed when playing it in CD player software.

note: I'm not looking for a "fix" to make my own drive quiet, I just want to know what drive you have and how it behaves.

Thanks!

Zelig · Mar 1, 2008, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vampyromaniac

When I play regular music CD's (those things we bought before MP3's)

I honestly don't think I've ever played a music CD in any of the drives in my computer, I just rip them and play them back from the HDD.

There are some cd-drive speed controller programs available, they may help with your problem. I haven't used them myself, so am not sure about their exact function, but you can look them up yourself, or someone else here may have some experience with them.

swimtech · Mar 1, 2008, 06:20 PM

Just checked Vampy - a LiteOn SHM-165P6S (two/three years old?). Noiseless playing CDs - evidently spins them just fast enough. That unit was a competitor to the NEC model you have back when they were selling them.

dipstick · Mar 1, 2008, 06:28 PM

I'm pretty sure you can control the speed with Nero DriveSpeed. It should be a free download

RoyBatty · Mar 1, 2008, 06:34 PM

Tested on my Liteon LH-20A1P and it spins slowly when reading Audio CD.
You can use Nero DriveSpeed - Nero CD-DVD Speed website It works fine with most drives.

Vampyromaniac · Mar 1, 2008, 07:43 PM

Thanks for the suggestions guys, but I'm not looking for a "fix for the problem." I merely want to gather info to survey whether this behaviour is common amongst DVD-RW drives that people own.

If anyone doesn't ever play CD's on their computer, I'd appreciate if you could just pop one in for a quick test, if you have a chance. (Assuming you own any CD's

)

Thanks for all the replies so far!

Judas · Mar 1, 2008, 08:43 PM

LG's BR/HD -DVD reader with DVD/CD RW capabilities.... bout 300 bucks CAD... but pretty solid so far.

ChaosMinionX · Mar 2, 2008, 07:56 AM

Samsung SH 183L x2

Awesome drives, and they are SATA

mkk · Mar 2, 2008, 08:11 AM

One factor can be whether the drive is set to deliver the audio stream digitally over the data cable or through an analogue audio cable. Anyway my old Benq 1640 may start high on digital but slows down as it somehow realises that full speed is not necessary for the music, or for video for that matter.

Mar 1, 2008, 05:37 PM	#1
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	Which DVD-RW drive do you own? When I play regular music CD's (those things we bought before MP3's) in my NEC-3550A, the disc spins at a high speed the whole time and makes unnecessary noise (assuming I don't use DriveSpeed to alter the speed.) My previous CD-RW and DVD-ROM drives would spin at something like 1x, or at least slow enough to not make noise. Please post what model DVD-RW drive you have, and if it spins music CD's at a high or low speed when playing it in CD player software. note: I'm not looking for a "fix" to make my own drive quiet, I just want to know what drive you have and how it behaves. Thanks! __________________ *Digitalis 3.3* Athlon 64 3000 // ASUS K8V SE Deluxe // 1024MB PC3200 (2-2-2-10 1T) ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro // 20" Dell 2005FPW (DVI) M-Audio Revo 7.1 + Philips Acoustic Edge // Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 320/16 Western Digital WD3200KS + 120/8 Seagate 7200.7 NEC ND-3550A 16x DVD±RW + Lite-On 52x24x CD-RW Antec Sonata case // 480W Antec TruePower personal bests \|\| Aq'3: 46796 \| 3D'01: 20461 \| 3D'03: 6336 \| 3D'05: 2677 \| PC'04: 4605 \| PC'02: 7691,9092,1250 Last edited by Vampyromaniac; Mar 1, 2008 at 07:51 PM. Reason: added note

Mar 1, 2008, 06:20 PM	#3
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	Just checked Vampy - a LiteOn SHM-165P6S (two/three years old?). Noiseless playing CDs - evidently spins them just fast enough. That unit was a competitor to the NEC model you have back when they were selling them. __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Mar 1, 2008, 07:43 PM	Thread Starter #6
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	Thanks for the suggestions guys, but I'm not looking for a "fix for the problem." I merely want to gather info to survey whether this behaviour is common amongst DVD-RW drives that people own. If anyone doesn't ever play CD's on their computer, I'd appreciate if you could just pop one in for a quick test, if you have a chance. (Assuming you own any CD's ) Thanks for all the replies so far! __________________ *Digitalis 3.3* Athlon 64 3000 // ASUS K8V SE Deluxe // 1024MB PC3200 (2-2-2-10 1T) ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro // 20" Dell 2005FPW (DVI) M-Audio Revo 7.1 + Philips Acoustic Edge // Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 320/16 Western Digital WD3200KS + 120/8 Seagate 7200.7 NEC ND-3550A 16x DVD±RW + Lite-On 52x24x CD-RW Antec Sonata case // 480W Antec TruePower personal bests \|\| Aq'3: 46796 \| 3D'01: 20461 \| 3D'03: 6336 \| 3D'05: 2677 \| PC'04: 4605 \| PC'02: 7691,9092,1250

Mar 2, 2008, 07:56 AM	#8
ChaosMinionX USB 3 dot oh Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,911 Rep Power: 47 System Specs	Samsung SH 183L x2 Awesome drives, and they are SATA __________________ ::Heatware:: How you can help DriverHeaven by using Digg!

Mar 1, 2008, 06:28 PM	#4
dipstick HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,609 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	I'm pretty sure you can control the speed with Nero DriveSpeed. It should be a free download

Mar 1, 2008, 06:34 PM	#5
RoyBatty HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 1,941 Rep Power: 122 System Specs	Tested on my Liteon LH-20A1P and it spins slowly when reading Audio CD. You can use Nero DriveSpeed - Nero CD-DVD Speed website It works fine with most drives.

Mar 2, 2008, 08:11 AM	#9
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,489 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	One factor can be whether the drive is set to deliver the audio stream digitally over the data cable or through an analogue audio cable. Anyway my old Benq 1640 may start high on digital but slows down as it somehow realises that full speed is not necessary for the music, or for video for that matter.