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VB Code To Disable CD Drive
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Name: NarrowPathPilgrim
Date: November 14, 2004 at 13:35:01 Pacific
Subject: VB Code To Disable CD DriveOS: XP HomeCPU/Ram: 2.53 GH'z 512 MB |
Comment: Hello, I am new to VB and was wondering if anyone here knew some code to disable the eject button on the CD drive?
Zach Doty
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Response Number 1
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Name: StuartS
Date: November 14, 2004 at 16:31:00 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)You cant. There is not software in the computer that has control over the eject button. You can operate the eject button on a CD driver simply by plugging in the power cord. Even then you can operate the eject mechanism without power. If you look just below the tray on a CD drive you will see a small pin hole. Push something long and thing through this hole and it will operate the eject mechanism even with no power applied. Stuart
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Response Number 2
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Name: jubalsams
Date: November 14, 2004 at 21:55:13 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Don't know about VB code for locking the drive door but there IS a hardware code.
I just locked mine w program called LOCK.EXE (hope it unlocks at reboot!). Course it is 9x OS, on NT class the code will probably never get to the drive ports. Wanna try it ? 2 KB 1990 DOS 5 or 6, you will have to disassemble it to find out the code. Best
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Response Number 3
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Reply: (edit)I know that it is possible because I have used several CD/DVD burning/ripping programs that lock the drive from being opened, but I don't have a clue how they do it.
Any more help is greatly appreciated! Zach Doty
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Response Number 4
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Name: saddam (by lurker)
Date: November 16, 2004 at 03:03:27 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)My God, that's way beyond the scope of anyone here. Yes, its possible. You would probably have to understand the architechture of CD-R drives to do that. saddam
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