noisy disk drive

[Guest]

I use SAMSUNG CD-R/RW SW-252S and SAMSUNG DVD-ROM SD-616E disk drives.
Usually when either reading a disk, and sometimes when there's no disk in the
drive being used it makes a really loud "roaring" sound. I've looked at other
peoples PCs that use the same type of drives as me and theres doesn't seem to
make this noise even while reading a disk. My computer didn't make the noise
until about a month after I had it. Is there some way I can clean the drives
out? Or do something else to stop the noise?

 

[Sandman]

When there is no disk in the drive it isn't running so it cannot be making
the 'roar' you are talking about. Must be something else, like a case fan
maybe(?)

 

[Guest]

So the disk drive doesn't run at all when theres not a disk in the drive?

 

[D.Currie]

So the disk drive doesn't run at all when theres not a disk in the drive?

It shouldn't. If it is, the drive is having some sort of hardware problem.

 

[Guest]

I had the same thing happen to me. I found out that the drive makes this
noise at the same time that Windows Defender (the MS spyware blocker/remover)
was scanning the drive. You might want to check into that.

--Pat