- Jun 27, 2004
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Hi all,
Just bought a PS3 slim - the serial is CECH-3001B. Playing a DVD, I noticed some noise on loading the disc (pretty loud) and then it got pretty quiet.
I loaded Heavy Rain and once installed, started playing. I hear the drive seeking often enough, and it's loud. It's not always loud, but the head moving seems to be loud. Is this normal? I'm under the impression that 3001B means the unit is extremely new? I've also read people claiming the newest units have louder drives?
Does my drive sound normal? Better, why does an installed game even need to spin the disc up? My Xbox, once the game is installed, doesn't spin the drive other than at load time for the game itself. Should I walk the thing back to the store and ask for an exchange?
Thanks!
RA
Edit: Example - first scene of heavy rain, as I walked around the bedroom, I could hear the drive moving the laser assembly around. It was bad enough that I just turned it off and wrote this post. I'd like to be happy with my purchase, but this is loud enough that I can't believe it's normal.
Just bought a PS3 slim - the serial is CECH-3001B. Playing a DVD, I noticed some noise on loading the disc (pretty loud) and then it got pretty quiet.
I loaded Heavy Rain and once installed, started playing. I hear the drive seeking often enough, and it's loud. It's not always loud, but the head moving seems to be loud. Is this normal? I'm under the impression that 3001B means the unit is extremely new? I've also read people claiming the newest units have louder drives?
Does my drive sound normal? Better, why does an installed game even need to spin the disc up? My Xbox, once the game is installed, doesn't spin the drive other than at load time for the game itself. Should I walk the thing back to the store and ask for an exchange?
Thanks!
RA
Edit: Example - first scene of heavy rain, as I walked around the bedroom, I could hear the drive moving the laser assembly around. It was bad enough that I just turned it off and wrote this post. I'd like to be happy with my purchase, but this is loud enough that I can't believe it's normal.