Difference between revisions of "How to silence DVD ROM"
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| − | The default setting for the DVD ROM on the | + | The default setting for the DVD ROM on the T4x models is very noisy. |
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| + | == BIOS == | ||
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| + | It isn't obvious, but there's a BIOS setting under the "Power" section in which the drive can be set to silent. It is very effective. | ||
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| + | == hdparm == | ||
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| + | Another solution is to use the command ''hdparm'' : | ||
| + | $ hdparm -E8 /dev/hdc | ||
| + | ''-E8'' sets the speed of the cdrom drive to 8, which is silent, to reset maximum speed use ''-E0''. | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | [[How to set optical drive speed]] | ||
==Affected Models== | ==Affected Models== | ||
| − | *ThinkPad {{T40}} | + | *ThinkPad {{T40}}, {{T40p}}, {{T41}}, {{T41p}}, {{T42}}, {{T42p}}, {{T43}}, {{T43p}} |
Latest revision as of 02:02, 17 September 2013
The default setting for the DVD ROM on the T4x models is very noisy.
Contents
BIOS
It isn't obvious, but there's a BIOS setting under the "Power" section in which the drive can be set to silent. It is very effective.
hdparm
Another solution is to use the command hdparm :
$ hdparm -E8 /dev/hdc
-E8 sets the speed of the cdrom drive to 8, which is silent, to reset maximum speed use -E0.
See also
How to set optical drive speed
