I tend to agree, the laser drive has a uniquely rough sound and many games seem to work it pretty hard. I wear headphones for gaming so it's not so bad but compared to even my second noisiest machine, a grey slab PS, it is far more noticeable.
I've had the over-heating/reset problem literally on just a couple of occasions (very hot days/4+ hrs use). After I put the DC on additional rubber half inch 'legs' it has never recurred. No problems with the controller ports ever but I did have a repeated problem with the laser drive with one machine. It would go to the centre start position and then stick, you could hear the drive spindle trying to turn and making a distinctly nasty sound. I'd have to take the disc out and gently push the carriage to free it up. Once done and the machine warmed up it worked fine.
I eventually realised it was catching on the underside of its own housing, preventing it from tripping the micro switch which controls the spindle. I cured the problem simply by slightly loosening the top cover retaining screws. It's my oldest most heavily used DC (2001 UK PAL) and it's given me hundreds of hours of fault free service since.
I've had the over-heating/reset problem literally on just a couple of occasions (very hot days/4+ hrs use). After I put the DC on additional rubber half inch 'legs' it has never recurred. No problems with the controller ports ever but I did have a repeated problem with the laser drive with one machine. It would go to the centre start position and then stick, you could hear the drive spindle trying to turn and making a distinctly nasty sound. I'd have to take the disc out and gently push the carriage to free it up. Once done and the machine warmed up it worked fine.
I eventually realised it was catching on the underside of its own housing, preventing it from tripping the micro switch which controls the spindle. I cured the problem simply by slightly loosening the top cover retaining screws. It's my oldest most heavily used DC (2001 UK PAL) and it's given me hundreds of hours of fault free service since.
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