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About three seconds after I put a disc in my 4020i the drive begins to make humming noises. What is going on?

April 26, 2017Disc drive going humming noises

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About three seconds after I put a disc in my 4020i the drive begins to make humming noises. What is going on?

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Several users have written to me regarding this problem, and before sending back my second drive it began happening to me. For me, it began happening only after I had the drive for a while, (3 months) and after I had burnt/read 100+ CDs. As far as I know, something is obviously wearing out and you should call Tech Support and ask them what they suggest you do. Additionally, see the question dealing with “Calibration Area Full” errors in the SOFTWARE ISSUES section of this document for a possible link to an error message.