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Mickey
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United States2606 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-30 19:21:37
July 30 2009 19:20 GMT
#1
So I put in a CD so I could burn Metal Gear Solid for the PSX on the CD.

I use IMGBURN as my main burning program. So as it says it's burning and I don't see any progress. After a while I get irritated and decide to stop the program.

I did, but I still heard sounds from my drive. Then 5 seconds later.

CRACK/BOOM!

It spooked the shit out of me. I immediately knew what it was, it was the CD and it fucking exploded in my drive.

Well there goes my drive! I'm really upset, because my computer only had one CD/DVD Drive. I've been trying to eject the drive, but I think it's basically dead.



B1nary
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Canada1267 Posts
July 30 2009 19:25 GMT
#2
Low-quality CDs explode in high-rpm drives. Doesn't happen very often but it really sucks when it does =(
Mickey
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United States2606 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-30 19:28:31
July 30 2009 19:26 GMT
#3
On July 31 2009 04:25 B1nary wrote:
Low-quality CDs explode in high-rpm drives. Doesn't happen very often but it really sucks when it does =(

Oh man how it does suck =/
I have an external CD reader and writer in my room, but I can't find the cables. As soon as I do though I'll use it.

In all honesty I've been using my drive lately to burn PSX games. I'm catching up on some I never played.

Metal gear solid, resident evil 3, final fantasy 7, yeah.. I missed those..

It's gonna fucking suck not being able to read and write dvd's. This is giving me a huge excuse to pirate more =/
FakeSteve[TPR]
Profile Blog Joined July 2003
Valhalla18444 Posts
July 30 2009 19:28 GMT
#4
cd-rom drives are cheap! buy a new one. go to memory express for a decent deal dunno if they have US stores
Moderatormy tatsu loops r fuckin nice
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24767 Posts
July 30 2009 19:29 GMT
#5
Wow I had no idea they could explode! I could see that as being really annoying haha. That woulda scared the shit out of me... not just 'spooked' the shit out of me!
ModeratorThere are animal crackers for people and there are people crackers for animals.
Mickey
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United States2606 Posts
July 30 2009 19:29 GMT
#6
On July 31 2009 04:28 FakeSteve[TPR] wrote:
cd-rom drives are cheap! buy a new one. go to memory express for a decent deal dunno if they have US stores

CD, or DVD? I wanna pick up another internal dvd drive. I'll probably order it of newegg or something.
GHOSTCLAW
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States17042 Posts
July 30 2009 19:31 GMT
#7
dvdrom drives are pretty cheep as well.
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StorrZerg
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States13919 Posts
July 30 2009 19:31 GMT
#8
micro center ftw

and damn exploded.
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FakeSteve[TPR]
Profile Blog Joined July 2003
Valhalla18444 Posts
July 30 2009 19:33 GMT
#9
On July 31 2009 04:31 GHOSTCLAW wrote:
dvdrom drives are pretty cheep as well.


yeah! shit man, drive are hella cheap these days. blu-ray is the only drive that's "kinda pricey" and its still the same goddamned price as the rest when they weren't cheap as hell
Moderatormy tatsu loops r fuckin nice
ArtyK.TeMiL
Profile Joined October 2007
Peru140 Posts
July 30 2009 19:34 GMT
#10
like 7 years ago i pass for the same problem.

i was playing Diablo II like 4 hours (i only played games with CD) and like u said, the cd explote and crash my cd drive

little pieces of cd around the floor and pc

i think that was for the poor quality of the cd, i dont remember the manufacter but since that day i only use sony, imagine or princo (for last selection)
Since 1998
GHOSTCLAW
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States17042 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-30 19:38:29
July 30 2009 19:38 GMT
#11
Just for fun:
there are 7 of them at newegg that are less than 25 (not cheaper than 20 though, sorry )

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010100005 4093&bop=And&ActiveSearchResult=True&Order=PRICE
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eXigent.
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Canada2419 Posts
July 30 2009 19:46 GMT
#12
Had this happen to me a few years ago. The CD exploded and fragments went flying. 1 piece hit my girlfriend in the ankle and caused her to bleed.
Eatme
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
Switzerland3919 Posts
July 30 2009 19:46 GMT
#13
I got a crack in my broodwar cd in 01-02 or so. No explosion but really annoying having to buy a new copy to play.
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FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11557 Posts
July 30 2009 19:48 GMT
#14
yeah they're easy to replace and cheap too. This actually happened to me like 3 years ago, I got scared and just ran out of the room lol

My computer has replaced two of them :|. I'm too lazy now and my drive half opens/doesn't open and I need to pry it open.
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DivinO
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States4796 Posts
July 30 2009 19:49 GMT
#15
On July 31 2009 04:31 StorrZerg wrote:
micro center ftw

and damn exploded.


You have micro center where you live too?

Moment of connection between geeks!

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Torenhire
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States11681 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-30 20:12:38
July 30 2009 20:12 GMT
#16
There's a Microcenter up the street from me in Virginia.



Also, my Brood War CD exploded in my CD drive back in like... 99. I was very unhappy about it

You wanna piece of me, boy?
SirJolt: Well maybe if you weren't so big and stupid, it wouldn't have hit you.
MutaDoom
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Canada1163 Posts
July 30 2009 21:18 GMT
#17
I'm curious, what was the RPM that thing was running? That's intense dude...
Itachii
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Poland12466 Posts
July 30 2009 21:29 GMT
#18
I remember when fifa 99 exploded in mine, like 9 years ago.Was scared as fuck haha, but turned my comp upside down and got rid of every piece.
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nofAcedAgent
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States952 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-30 21:32:12
July 30 2009 21:31 GMT
#19
That happened to my Broodwar cd a few months back..

I was in a 2/2 with a buddy and it shattered, I droped from the game and sent him a text with a thousand pieces of bw in my hand, haha. It was awesome. I think i lost the pic

EDIT: there was a crack in the cd, which I assume caused it to go boom..

EDIT EDIT: The drive still works
Mickey
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United States2606 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-30 21:39:29
July 30 2009 21:38 GMT
#20
On July 31 2009 04:38 GHOSTCLAW wrote:
Just for fun:
there are 7 of them at newegg that are less than 25 (not cheaper than 20 though, sorry )

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010100005 4093&bop=And&ActiveSearchResult=True&Order=PRICE

Which one is the best buy? I have no idea who has better quality for the money.
On July 31 2009 06:18 MutaDoom wrote:
I'm curious, what was the RPM that thing was running? That's intense dude...

I have no idea, but my drive has been acting up since I reformatted.
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