my dvd writer gets hot

[saumya]

hi all,
i am using a sony DVD writer, but it gets hot very soon, can anybody help me out with this issue?i am in PIV 2.4 ghz and 512 mb ram with this dvd writer.
please help.
thanks

 

[Nitestick]

do u mean the writer gets hot or the computer?

 

[aj2003]

yea mine gets hot asswel. its quite normal i think. Does it affect ur writing at all?

 

[Nitestick]

unless its getting REALLY hot it shouldn't be a problem.

 

[saumya]

no, i mean everything works fine, but the media i mean cd or dvd which ever is playing gets hot.When i remove the media and hold in my hand it is hot.

 

[aj2003]

yea that is normal, dont worry about it.

 

[Nitestick]

yeah that is supposed to happen. ESPECIALLY if it is burning a disc. burners use a lot of power and all that energy has to be converted to something else and like most things the waste energy becomes heat

 

[LoTeX]

even my cds tend to get rather hot after reading them for awhile in my 32x cdrom. what speeds are ur writer using?

 

[saumya]

thank guys.But is that hold good if i am reading also?I mean i am reading my cds and dvds in the drive.But they also get hot.Is that normal too?
Thanks a lot

 

[aj2003]

yea it is. its caused by the friction between the disk and the tray that its in, plus the lazor is quite hot aswel.