Mine makes a lot of noise also, I exchanged it for another one and still its the same thing, it may be a model issue. if I cannot get it fixed, I'm returning this. sad to let it go.

Disks spin very quickly...
Sony Vaio Cd/dvd Rom Drive Makes So Much Noise!

CD drives are noisy these days - a 48X disk spins at 24,000 RPM - 400 revolutions per second! This will make quite a bit of noise

Mine does that too!
Sony Vaio Cd/dvd Rom Drive Makes So Much Noise!

I just got my laptop in late june (model number: VGN-NR385E) and about a month ago it started to do the same thing. It usually went away, but now it does that every time I play a DVD. I just want a straight answer: Is it normal to make that much noise? It is my only DVD player, by the way, and I don't even use it anymore cuz of that. Do I really have to send my pride and joy (almost $1000) off and see if they can fix it? Uh, I even saved up for a year and a half to get it and now I am po'ed!

-reply by Kaitie

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Sony Vaio Cd/dvd Rom Drive Makes So Much Noise!

Pop out the disc drive and just left of the laser reader, assuming you're drive is on the left of your laptop. If you notice a flat copper wire leading out of the optical reader, that wire bends up slightly. I believe the brushing noise you hear from your disc drives comes from this wire bent a bit too far up and hitting the disc repeatedly as it passes. This could be potentially scratching discs. I'm going to call Sony and see if they are aware of this.

-reply by MotenaiRonin