DVD writer just shat itself

Post by **TezzRexx** » March 30th, 2007, 11:47

Basically, I tried running Command and Conquer Generals of the CD in my DVD writer and after about 2 minutes I heard a HUEG bang and a spinning noise.

Open the tray... and the CD is in hundreds of pieces

WTF just happened? Do you reckon that the drive itself is fucked or was it the fault of the CD?

Lateralus · Post by **Lateralus** » March 30th, 2007, 11:49

ASPLOSIONS!*

*I have no idea.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » March 30th, 2007, 11:51

Probably an old and damaged cd, it's not unheard of for them to explode.

Empty the drive as well as you can, then try another disk that doesn't matter, it's possible the drive survived (but equally possible it died horribly)

Post by **TezzRexx** » March 30th, 2007, 11:56

ASPLOSIONS!*

*I have no idea.

You're telling me, It wasn't the only one who soiled itself

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:Probably an old and damaged cd, it's not unheard of for them to explode.

Empty the drive as well as you can, then try another disk that doesn't matter, it's possible the drive survived (but equally possible it died horribly)

Yeah the CD is probably at least 2 years old...

Ta for the responses, better get the screwdriver out

mrbobbins · Post by **mrbobbins** » March 30th, 2007, 11:57

Starforce!

*paranoid*

That sucks, maybe your PC didn't want to play it?

Post by **Dog Pants** » March 30th, 2007, 12:04

mrbobbins wrote:maybe your PC didn't want to play it?

Having briefly played Generals myself, I was going to suggest that.

Post by **TezzRexx** » March 30th, 2007, 13:50

Dog Pants wrote:
Having briefly played Generals myself, I was going to suggest that.

lols, probably. Trackmania and Starforce make my PC vomit

As I found out at the LAN last year

I've spazzed with the DVD drive now and I appear to have gotten most of it out but it sounds like there is one or two pieces possibly still in there. However it seems to work fine..

buzzmong · Post by **buzzmong** » March 30th, 2007, 14:07

Possibly the cd wasn't seated correctly?

Or just span off the runner (can happen if its old and used frequently, applies to both drive and cd).

I know the motor on my old drive liked to stop dead occasionally instead of spinning down, you get a nice grinding noise as the cd spins round on the tray.

Chickenz · Post by **Chickenz** » March 30th, 2007, 14:20

PICTURES please

Post by **FatherJack** » March 30th, 2007, 15:22

Most likely cracked CD, we had to put warnings on all the drives a few years back saying to check media before putting it in the drive, after someone was unlucky enough to get a faceful of shards when one failed as they opened the drive.

Post by **deject** » March 30th, 2007, 17:46

Yeah it's a toss up if your drive still works or not. I've heard of drives working after clearing all the polycarbonate pieces out of it, and others where the disc tray was completely fucked.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » March 30th, 2007, 18:03

deject wrote:Yeah it's a toss up if your drive still works or not. I've heard of drives working after clearing all the polycarbonate pieces out of it, and others where the disc tray was completely fucked.

That.

Either way, I'd be expecting to have to replace the drive sooner rather than later.

Fear · Post by **Fear** » March 30th, 2007, 18:17

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MythBuster ... Shattering

There must be video footage on google but i cba to look.

edit: url encoded link for phpbb funckyness

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » March 30th, 2007, 18:20

Fear wrote:There must be video footage on google but i cba to look.

It was pretty poor narf.

Not to mention we've all seen it happen by now

cheeseandham · Post by **cheeseandham** » March 30th, 2007, 18:37

I had a ps2 that accepted swept media. One day a friend started it up and it made a whizzing noise and it didn't boot. when the drive was opened it literary was flung across the room like a shuriken...

The drive never worked again

MrGreen · Post by **MrGreen** » March 31st, 2007, 12:53

If you give your PSP a short sharp twist, the UMD pings out, to much amusement.