Yo i have 2 Asus drives the exact same as the one you have linked one of them i've had for 3 years and 1 i bought in december they are truly great reliable dvd drives.
Thanks you ^ 2 2.
I have an Asus of a diff model and it grumbles twice at startup.
Works fine, but the noise, and maybe it's trying to go out. That won't stop me from buying Asus as that could happen with any brand. I just noticed the SS I linked is IDE , so I'll just pick a diff model.
Thanks again all.