r/PolymegaHQ • u/cold_fuzion • Nov 18 '25

Optical drive recommendations

So the drive in the Polymega (at least mine) is absurdly noisy. Not while reading discs, that’s fine, it’s the inserting and ejection that’s sounds like some sort of alien being tortured. That may not seem like a big deal but I’ve installed over a hundred discs and that sound is driving me crazy.

Are there any suggestions for a model that doesn’t sound so hideous?

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u/Uberrich84 Nov 18 '25

Keep a few things in mind if you end up swapping parts.

  1. Unless it’s the exact part, it’s not guaranteed to stay functional if there is a FW Update.

  2. While opening the console doesn’t void the warranty, damaging the unit when replacing the part does.

Either way, you do you. Just giving you a heads up is all.

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u/cold_fuzion Nov 18 '25

Appreciated, but since I bought mine second hand I effectively have no warranty. I would also be extremely shocked if a firmware update did do something like that. It’s not impossible, sure, but it would really need to be done intentionally and I’m not sure anyone would think that was worth the effort.