CD-ROM drive - keep spinup

[Omega_six]

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?

 

[M.I.5¾]

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).