Difference between revisions of "How to silence DVD ROM"
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| − | The default setting for the DVD ROM on the T40 is very noisy. 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. | + | The default setting for the DVD ROM on the T40 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'' | ||
==Affected Models== | ==Affected Models== | ||
*ThinkPad {{T40}} | *ThinkPad {{T40}} | ||
Revision as of 11:56, 14 February 2007
The default setting for the DVD ROM on the T40 is very noisy.
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
Affected Models
- ThinkPad T40
