Laptop CD-ROM question

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Name: thewolfe
Date: September 11, 2004 at 09:31:45 Pacific
Subject: Laptop CD-ROM question
OS: Win XP
CPU/Ram: Pent111/512

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Laptop CD-ROM question
Would it damage the CD-ROM drive to pull it out of the bay while the computer is turned on?

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Response Number 1

Name: johnr
Date: September 11, 2004 at 09:47:15 Pacific
Subject: Laptop CD-ROM question

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You may damage either the CD or the laptop - the connectors are very close together & you could end up shorting them. Also, they are not designed to be hot-swapped so you'll probably end up freezing Windows at least.
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Response Number 2

Name: thewolfe
Date: September 11, 2004 at 10:03:37 Pacific
Subject: Laptop CD-ROM question

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It's a Dell Inspiron 8600

It's brand new and I pulled it out while the computer was on. I had not tried it at that point.
When I did, the light flashes and I hear the CD turning but it doesn't see anything in the drive.

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