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CD drive constantly opening/closing
Name: 1337rooster Date: October 24, 2005 at 21:02:09 Pacific OS: XP pro CPU/Ram: 1.7ghz 256mb
Comment:
My computer's disc tray constantly keeps opening and closing for no reason. Its very spooky. I tried reinstalling the driver (after uninstalling). Then I tried to disable the hardware, and it still keeps opening and closing randomly and frequently. What sorts of things can cause this problem? Do you have any suggestions? Maybe the wiring is a problem? It was working fine then one day it suddenly happened. Oh and I scanned for viruses with AVG and found none. I keep AVG updated too.
Name: Mike Newcomb Date: October 24, 2005 at 23:14:39 Pacific
Reply:
I first thought it may be a virus.
Not putting AVG down, but would suggest scanning with something other than AVG to prove - A2 or Spybot maybe.
Good Luck - Keep us posted.
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Response Number 2
Name: wizard-fred Date: October 25, 2005 at 01:30:44 Pacific
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I had several drives which open and closed by itself. The usual case has been the slide has been obstructed so that the switch does not close completely. The either the switch needs adjustment or the slide is being obstructed.
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Response Number 3
Name: rhi Date: October 25, 2005 at 04:28:39 Pacific
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my problem is solved when i formatted and re-installed my os.
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