Exploding CDROMs

Exploding CDs -- I have had a CD self destruct in a clients office. the noise was so loud I thought a steel shelf had fallen down. I no longer use self adhesive labels to mark my CDs. If I cant find my permanent marker I leave the thing unmarked. -- Pearson. Cape Town. SA

Thanks for the info, this just happened to my computer minutes ago. It was a loud explosion, but the shards did not escape the casing luckily. I've fished most of them out, but we're just going to buy a new drive. - White Rock, BC, Canada

My Windows XP Home Edition cd just exploded in my brand new 16X dual layer DVD burner. Largest piece of the disk was no bigger than a dime. I'm returning the drive. I'm hoping Microsoft will replace my disk. If not, I'll be an new Linux user.

I experienced this first hand TWO TIMES. After the said incident, i experienced same problems in both combo drives of mine.

The combo drive can still be detected by the bios and the operating system, but it can't read my cd.
Afetr doing some initial troubleshooting, i discovered that both devices would only attempt to spin the cd thrice at max and stops. It's a shame that i still can't find answer on how to revive both drives, i already asked for technical support but the only thing they offer is replacement which could cost you more than buying a new one. Anyone outhere knows or have an idea on how to revive my combo drives?? please help me.. :) TNX!

Definately not an urban legend, I just went out and replaced a CD-Rom Drive for a client. The pics are the aftermath of the CD and the Drive. I suggest people dont buy slot load CD-Drives due to risk of an emergency trip to the hospital.

See http://anothergoonsite.be/index.php?dir=pics/cd-explode/

Always make backups of original CDs/DVDs and use the backups that way the originals are always intact. Use markers instead of labels because labels have a tendency of wrinkling and peeling off thereby causing and imbalance in the spin. Use Lightscribe media if markers don't cut it.

I Looked Up this web site as my Call of duty Cd has just exploded in my DVD -rom. I nearly had heart attack. it sounded like a gun shot and it took my 20 minutes to locate what had happened. CD/DVD Disc explosions Really Do Happen.

I had a rental disc explode in my dvd-rom drive while watching it only months ago! So perhaps if threatened, a squirrel just may explode too! It's always easy to refute when it hasn't happened to you, but trust me, it DOES happen! Oh and the store refused to help out saying it was my drive!

Hi I am an elementary technology school teacher. Last January I had a CD explode in a computer of one of my students. Yes, it was very loud and scared most of the students. This January not only did a CD exploded but shards of the CD flew out of the Comuter one of them hit a student.

I have been trying to find out why this is happening and how to prevent it from happening again. I do not want a student to get hurt.

I had this happen to my brand new iMAC several years ago, right after I bought it. I went to install a graphics program from a CD and the disc came apart in the drive. From an iMAC to a doorstop in one second. I had to take it to the Genius Bar at the Apple Store to even get the drive door open. They fixed it, but it took three hours. Apparently (and I don't pretend to understand this) when it happened it created more than a physical problem, as the genius folk installed a program called BATCHMOD and made extensive use of it in the repair.....