For what its worth - I use Thinkpad laptops and noticed a problem with the CD not spinning down up until very recently but as of right now I cannot reproduce this problem at all. Something like this was definitely happening but seems to have been resolved.
When I run the latest version of haltest here is what happens: 1. drive is open 2. status is "standby" haltest reports state is "0" 3. close CD tray with CD loaded 4. drive state is "1" and stays that way, but I do not hear the drive spinning -- Daniel O'Neill -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]