Hi Frank,
I had this same problem a while back with a brand new CD-ROM, except that
installs were also very slow. It was a faulty CD-ROM, the tech said they
shouldn't warm up at all. I think you may be in for a shopping trip.
Kylie Nielsen

Frank B Smith wrote:

> I posted this to another group as well, and would be interested in any
> input:
>
> My CD ROM seems to get very warm.  I had completed a re-install of Win 95
> yesterday, and I noticed that the CD wouldn't eject, so I went to the MY
> COMPUTER, opened it, right  clicked on my E:/ drive (that's where my CD ROM
> is) and clicked eject.   Upon removing the disk, I noticed it was really
> very warm...     is this to be expected, or am I facing a bit of shopping
> for a new CD Rom?   btw, it's a 24x, about a year old...
>
> Frank B Smith