This is a strange request but I must ask anyway. I know that modern CD-ROM
drives are pre-programmed to spin down after a few minutes of inactivity to
help save power or just to make them quieter. However, is there a registry
setting or utility to actually keep the CD-ROM drive spinning up for as long
as I need it to?

"Omega_six" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> This is a strange request but I must ask anyway. I know that modern
> CD-ROM
> drives are pre-programmed to spin down after a few minutes of inactivity
> to
> help save power or just to make them quieter. However, is there a
> registry
> setting or utility to actually keep the CD-ROM drive spinning up for as
> long
> as I need it to?

I believe this is set in the drive's firmware, so the answer is probably,
"No". There is a further complication in that, the actual spin speed is a
function of the position of the data on the disc (particularly at the faster
speeds which work in ZCLV mode).