[ltp] CD-ROM speed

David A. Desrosiers linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Wed, 8 Jun 2005 15:34:34 -0400 (EDT)


> Any ideas or pointers would be greatly appreciated.

	The solution I've imployed is to put another IDE drive in the 
Ultrabay, and use an external CD/DVD drive instead. When I want to cut 
out the noise, I just unplug the cable or power the drive down. 

	Simple! And it gives me more storage in the Ultrabay when I'm 
not using the CD/DVD drive (though I lose a bit more battery life with 
the IDE drive in the bay, at least I can use the drive's PM features 
to put it to sleep after inactivity).


David A. Desrosiers
desrod@gnu-designs.com
http://gnu-designs.com