Hello all -
I have a Mitsumi CD-ROM FX400D that came installed in my Acer Aspire in
1995.  Over the past several months, it has picked up two annoying
habits.

1)  It has a tendency to make loud "thunking" noises when certain CD's
are put in.  I am assuming that it is encountering dirt on the CD's -
sometimes cleaning them has helped.  Does this sound like a reasonable
assumption?  One of the CD's it has the most problems with seems like it
may also have a couple small scratches.  Has anyone had any experiences
with CD-ROM repair kits?  Today, I found one at OfficeMax that seems to
coat the scratches with a clear gloss, but I hesitate to try it.

2)  The other problem I've noticed is that the CD's often are still
spinning when I open the CD-ROM drawer.  The programs are shut down -
sometimes for as long as 15 minutes before I remove the CD, so this is
not the problem.  Does anyone have any other thoughts as to why the
CD-ROM drive is not stopping the CD's from spinning when done?

Thank you in advance for all of your help.

Kristen Smith
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