CD drive door stays open

[Misty]

The cd drive door keeps opening and closing during shut
down and start up then remains open and won't shut. Not
even when there is a cd in the drive

 

[sqr]

A drive which has gone south, replace it.

 

[Ron Sommer]

check for viruses.

 

[Steve Nielsen]

There are a couple of joke programs that do similar things with the CD
tray. Got any co-workers that like to pull pranks?

Steve

 

[Malke]

There are a couple of joke programs that do similar things with the CD
tray. Got any co-workers that like to pull pranks?

Steve

If your machine is clean of viruses, then the drive is probably bad and
you'll need to replace it. Perhaps you or other users were in the habit
of shutting the drive door by pushing it instead of using the button.
This eventually breaks the belt.

Malke