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. | 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. | 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'' : | Another solution is to use the command ''hdparm'' : | ||
$ hdparm -E8 /dev/hdc | $ hdparm -E8 /dev/hdc | ||
| − | ''-E8'' sets the speed of the cdrom drive to 8, which is silent, to reset maximum speed use ''-E0'' | + | ''-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}}, {{T42p}} |
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.
