white powder on DVD/ CD
Started by
jkareafive
, Nov 28 2005 02:39 PM
#1
Posted 28 November 2005 - 02:39 PM
#2
Posted 28 November 2005 - 02:48 PM
have you ever used your computer to transport illegal substances? Just kidding.....there may be something physically wrong with the drive...maybe the motor that spins the disk is going out...or a part within the device is out of spec...is it still under warranty?
#3
Posted 28 November 2005 - 03:20 PM
I was wondering when somebody was going to ask that one.... nope. No illegal substances. I haven't noticed anything different with the disks themselves - wondering at first if the laser was eating away at the disc. It's a few years old so I doubt warranty is an option. I could replace it - just didn't want to if it wasn't necessary and it seems to be working fine otherwise. What are the odds that it's damaging the discs ?
Thanks !
Thanks !
#4
Posted 28 November 2005 - 03:23 PM
well...pretty high actually....depending on what is causing the issue...you could go 2 years without it causing a real problem....but..it could start eating disks tomorrow....without knowing the root of the issue it's hard to say...for now...in theory...if it's not causing a huge problem...i guess you should b e fine...but...you need to take into account that...if there's dust being put onto the disk...then some is falling into the drive...which means it's gonna multiply whatever problem is causing this at a rapid rate...just be carefull and use good judgement.....
#5
Posted 28 November 2005 - 03:33 PM
Good advice dsenette. Will take heed. Last question - is the dvd drive a contained unit (pioneer internal) - should I be concerned about dust getting into my case ? I'll also add that if anybody knows exactly what this is caused by I'd love to know !
#6
Posted 28 November 2005 - 03:46 PM
depending on where the dust is truly coming from...it could be either inside of an area that is enclosed...or not...like i said...since we don't know where the dust is coming from...there's no easy way to tell..
#7
Posted 28 November 2005 - 03:56 PM
Good advice dsenette. Will take heed. Last question - is the dvd drive a contained unit (pioneer internal) - should I be concerned about dust getting into my case ? I'll also add that if anybody knows exactly what this is caused by I'd love to know !
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