New Mac Pro, CR-ROM bad?

[CountlovE]

Just booting to CD so I can install a 240 gig SSD and the CDROM is taking a long time to load the osx setup menu. Also the CDROM is very loud. 10 times louder than my 07 MBP. Is this normal?

[Vylen]

Yes, the loudness is normal. It's been normal for the past 4 years... i.e. ever since the first Mac Pro

[cutterman]

Along the same lines I have had trouble writing +R DL disks with the new MP. Even though the media is rated for 8X burning I have to write at 4X to avoid disk errors. Same media worked fine in my 2,1 MP.

Anybody else note this?

[CountlovE]

Ok thanks. False alarm then.

Thanks for the reply and wish me luck with this.. :D

[glassbathroom]

Yes, the loudness is normal. It's been normal for the past 4 years... i.e. ever since the first Mac Pro

My Mac Pro 1,1 SuperDrive was much quieter than my new Mac Pro one. Not that this is an issue really (for me).