Panasonic Slimline Combo Drive

nellor · Rated PG Joined: 15 Nov 2003 Posts: 3

Hello,

I bought this drive last week.

But is it normal that the drive is very loud if I insert a DVD or CD? Confused

During reading it is very quiet.

Manuel

**Doctor Feelgood** · Posted: Sat, 15 Nov 2003 09:50:48 Post Subject:

nellor · Rated PG Joined: 15 Nov 2003 Posts: 3

**Doctor Feelgood** · Posted: Sat, 15 Nov 2003 12:49:40 Post Subject:

I guess that would be the loudest part of the drive... I think its like a geared mechanism that draws it in and spits it back out... For the 1/2 second or so it takes to insert/eject a cd it will make a humming/churning kind of sound... Shouldn't be too loud or last too long, but what you describe may be normal!

nellor · Rated PG Joined: 15 Nov 2003 Posts: 3

Ok, thanks. Smile

Manuel

Nexxo · Posted: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 16:51:31 Post Subject:

Hi. I bought two of these drives for my current project, but I need to set them up as Slave drives. Can you tell me whether you connected your test item as a Master or Slave? If it is per default configured as a Master, is there a way to update the firmware to make it a Slave?

By the way, do I need to download any drivers for these drives, or will they work in XP as is?

**Doctor Feelgood** · Posted: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 17:00:54 Post Subject:

Hi... Welcome to BigBruin.Com...

I didn't need any drivers, and I was using XP Pro. Detected them right off the bat just fine. Although I eventually made it a master, I did use it as a slave initially... and I do remember it being kind of difficult at first. I really don't remember much of what I did, etc, but I think I wound up replacing the cable and all was well.

I'll dig through my e-mails later, because I know I asked the review sponsor (Logic Supply) what the deal was before I bothered to try another cable... He was running just about the same setup at the time and didn't have any troubles with it auto-detecting master/slave, so it made me rethink my setup...

Nexxo · Posted: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 11:39:52 Post Subject:

Thanks for your swift reply. I e-mailed Panasonic and they suggest that the drive is sold in four different configurations: set up as Master, Slave, CSEL+ or CSEL- (the latter two, I presume, allow you to select your own configutation). They asked me to tell them my serial numbers so they can determine which one I've got...

Watch this space.

Nexxo · Posted: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 12:08:10 Post Subject:

OK, Panasonic got back to me and this is what they said:

**Doctor Feelgood** · Posted: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 12:27:16 Post Subject:

I'm confused, too. I wonder if the review sponsor knew there were different models. I no longer have that drive to confirm what I did, but I do recall having problems as slave, and was pretty sure they were resolved! My new drive is a different brand, and it is running as slave right now...

Too be honest, I could just be remembering poorly, and may be thinking of the install of the newer drive!

It is good to know there are different sub-models of this unit, and I am going to point this out to Logic Supply as an FYI...