Whoa - We are dealing with a brand new machine put together commercially for linux. If we can't get this working on the list, then the box goes back to the store for them to replace the CD-ROM.
Meanwhile i am checking for suggestions. The suggestion about checking if it will read other disks was valid and proved that it wasn't a balance problem. Turning DMA on has also been suggested but the recent thread on this resulted in a "hmm... last resort" scenario, it may cause as much as it cures, especially with my know-how level. I am prepared to get them to put it on a separate IDE lead, and if that works i will advise the companies support crew. Is it not possible to govern CD drives top speeds with jumpers or software? Personally i believe any company willing to market preinstalled Linux boxes should be encouraged and coaxed in the right direction. I don't want to slag them for what doesn't work else they may just fold up this avenue of sales. Second as they are loading Mandrake i am keen to see it work and work as well as possible. On Wed, 27 Nov 2002 03:43, Technoslick wrote: > I, for one, have no need for anything that fast. If I was using the drive > to house a massive data store, and needed to access that from a program in > a timely manner, I could see the benefit. Still, I think that such a need > is a very small percentage of users. This is where marketing hype gets in > the way of what consumers really want and need. Most of us just want a > reliable, 'quiet' running drive that reads fast enough for installations to > be quick and multi-media to run smoothly. Is a 52X CD-ROM needed? Is faster > always better? Not if speed has gone up and the mechanics have stayed the > same. > > Try buying a 32X CD-ROM drive at your local department store or computer > shop. The manufacturers keep hyping the need for speed to make CD-ROM > drives comparable to hard drives, as well as other removable media options. > I'm sure that there are surpluses on the Web for slower drives, but you > will pay nearly as much as for them as you would for a 52X. What would be > nice it to have software controls on how fast the drive spins. Then you > could dial-in your max, and save wear and tear on the drive, your computer > (from the vibration) and on your nerves! > > T > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "JoeD" > > In some cases the problem may be the cd label but a recent article > that I had read (don't remeber where) had put the blame on the way > that the newer faster drivers clamp and hold the cd's by putting the blame > on poor mechanical design. > > The comment was to use a better quality lower speed drive. > > CD's have been found to shatter in the new 52X supersonic drives > due to being off balance and or manufacturing defects with the cd > and also due to the inability to clamp down the cd properly. > > 32X is fast enough for me and I don't have to listen to 747's > taking off. > > JoeD -- Michael
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