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burning smell from cd rom drive
emweaver
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whenever i put a cd in the cd rom drive it plays but makes a burning smell. rang dell as i got the exrtended guarantee but am awaiting a call bk from a supervisor as they think its something more serious than replacng the cd rom drive.
theyve made me worrya bit, so was wondering if any1 on here knew what it could be as they didnt even suggest what the problem was
theyve made me worrya bit, so was wondering if any1 on here knew what it could be as they didnt even suggest what the problem was
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Is it a laptop? if so read this to check to see if your laptop falls into these categories
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/08/16/ndell16.xml0 -
It may not be the CD drive. It could be anything. (CD drive movement will act as a fan and blow air from the internals of the machine)
Personally, I wouldn't apply power to the whole system until the problem has been found!0 -
Plus Dell laptops are notorious for 'running hot', exploding etc. It's well worth waiting for the call before switching the system back on. Although I'm writing this on a Dell laptop, I probably wouldn't buy another one due to the fact that they are known for overheating.0
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ive had it on all afternoon and it only smells when im using the drive, so assumed it was the drive?Wins so far this year: Mum to be bath set, follow me Domino Dog, Vital baby feeding set, Spiderman goody bag, free pack of Kiplings cakes, £15 love to shop voucher, HTC Desire, Olive oil cooking spray, Original Source Strawberry Shower Gel, Garnier skin care hamper, Marc Jacobs fragrance.0
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