Windows XP Unwanted System Boot

[art1960]

Have a Compaq (2002), Xp Home Edition SP 2, 2 Ghz Pentium, PC Tools Anti Virus and Cable Modem connection.
Have not used CD or RW drives for 6 months plus. Popped in a CD yesterday
to copy some pictures and it caused the system to re-boot. Both drives cause this to happen. System works fine otherwise.
Any reasonable suggestions to correct this problem would be appreciated.

 

[JaLing]

Multiple possibilities......

1) Data cable that connects both drives to the Mainboard has come lose.
This causes a data error responding in a restart. Check connection.

2) Power supply is beginning to fail. When the drives start to use the lasor it causes a power drain that your PSU can't provide..... causes a restart.