Shatterd CD ROM

[CNGLO]

Re: Shatterd CD ROM

heh .. "redacted".

LOL. Notice the greyed out areas of the papers on both sides of the computer. Nothing was changed on the CD ROM or tray.

[jblue]

Re: Shatterd CD ROM

heh .. "redacted".

[CNGLO]

Re: Shatterd CD ROM

Here are a couple of articles that explain a bit:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/10545...n_tatters.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD_shattering

And here is a Mythbusters video (the CD COM segment starts at about the 31 minute mark):

http://watchxonline.com/media/4040-m...as-station.php

[CNGLO]

Re: Shatterd CD ROM

I assume it was an out-of-balance CD that fluttered enough in the drive to have hit something inside. It also could have been a CD with a crack in the substrate. Hard to tell at this point.

[Highmarker]

Re: Shatterd CD ROM

What would cause that?

[CNGLO]

This made quite a noise in a co-workers computer when it self destructed. Needless to say, it also destroyed the drive.