DVD Rom makes a ticking sound

[JCurry15]

I just recently bought a DVD rom drive. Whenever I put a CD or DVD in, it makes an annoying ticking noise. It sounds like the disk is not level so it is hitting something, but I have taken the drive out and tried putting it in a different bay. No luck..... Does anybody have any ideas on what is causing this or how I can fix it?

 

[Cirrus9]

If the ticking is coming through when using the drive then try disabling 32-bit protected mode disk drivers. You can do this by right clicking my Computer/Properties/ Performance/File System/Troubleshooting and selecting "disable 32-bit protected-mode disk drivers".
I hope this helps.

 

[JCurry15]

Turning off the 32-bit protected mode disk drivers did not help any. It still makes the ticking sound. It also makes most of the games un playable with that driver turned off.

 

[xdectek]

Are you getting errors or having problems accessing the drive, or is it just making the ticking noise? It might only be a noisy drive mech for now, but better to play it safe and not put any more DVD's or CD's in that drive. Fixing it is probably not worth the effort. I would just return the drive for a replacement if possible.