windows stop it!!!!!

g25racer · 06-10-2008, 05:26 PM

^^ Or just do as I said and use an older drive that uses Molex and hook up a toggle switch.;

fortyways · 06-10-2008, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by g25racer

^^ Or just do as I said and use an older drive that uses Molex and hook up a toggle switch.;

That's retarded. Take the disc out.

g25racer · 06-11-2008, 12:58 AM

^^ It still spins up

tlarkin · 06-11-2008, 01:02 AM

Try disabling it in device manager, then windows won't even access the device. You want access again, then just re-enable it and voila, you are done.

fortyways · 06-11-2008, 01:09 AM

When did the OP say it still spins up without a disc in it? I've owned dozens of disc drives, many of them Lite-On, and never has one spun with no disc in it.

tlarkin · 06-11-2008, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by fortyways

When did the OP say it still spins up without a disc in it? I've owned dozens of disc drives, many of them Lite-On, and never has one spun with no disc in it.

Every time explorer accesses the device nodes, like the hard dive per se, it will also scan the optical dirves, it does this to find out which exact drive you are talking about. This is all done under the hood, and all you see is dive letters. Sometimes they spin, sometimes they don't and I think a lot of it depends on configurations.

g25racer · 06-11-2008, 02:01 AM

^^ Very true. Whenever I access "My computer".

06-10-2008, 05:26 PM	#11 (permalink)
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06-11-2008, 12:58 AM	#13 (permalink)
g25racer Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hamilton, MI Posts: 3,789	^^ It still spins up __________________ CPU - AMD Athlon 64x2 5200+ @ 2.6ghz Ram - 2GB Stock clock HD - 320gb seagate & Samsung 750gb 32mb cache GPU - XFX 8600GT XXX Zalman @ 680 or 700mhz PSU - Ultra X-finity 600watt OS - Vista Home Premium(32) & Ubuntu (8.04) Ultimate Ed Audio - JVC 460watts Control - Logitech G25 Wheel & Logitech Rumblepad 2 Games - GTR2 and LFS -- Race Sim's for Life --

06-11-2008, 02:01 AM	#17 (permalink)
g25racer Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hamilton, MI Posts: 3,789	^^ Very true. Whenever I access "My computer". __________________ CPU - AMD Athlon 64x2 5200+ @ 2.6ghz Ram - 2GB Stock clock HD - 320gb seagate & Samsung 750gb 32mb cache GPU - XFX 8600GT XXX Zalman @ 680 or 700mhz PSU - Ultra X-finity 600watt OS - Vista Home Premium(32) & Ubuntu (8.04) Ultimate Ed Audio - JVC 460watts Control - Logitech G25 Wheel & Logitech Rumblepad 2 Games - GTR2 and LFS -- Race Sim's for Life --

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06-11-2008, 01:02 AM	#14 (permalink)
tlarkin VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 6,086	Try disabling it in device manager, then windows won't even access the device. You want access again, then just re-enable it and voila, you are done.

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fortyways banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,134	When did the OP say it still spins up without a disc in it? I've owned dozens of disc drives, many of them Lite-On, and never has one spun with no disc in it.