dvd drive problem

[JD Johnson]

I have a dvd-rw drive with a door opening problem. The startup light will
come on at bootup and will light when pressed , but the door will not open.
It appears the only corrective proceedure that has been successful is to
unplug the ide cable and reboot. This will last for a while. Motherboard ,
drive , driver , or ?

 

[Malke]

I have a dvd-rw drive with a door opening problem. The startup light will
come on at bootup and will light when pressed , but the door will not
open. It appears the only corrective proceedure that has been successful
is to
unplug the ide cable and reboot. This will last for a while. Motherboard
, drive , driver , or ?

Probably the optical drive. Swap it out for a known-working one. If that
doesn't work you can move onto the next thing.

Malke

 

[R. McCarty]

Check for a Firmware Flash update for the optical drive. Also might
help to replace the IDE cable and also check the jumpering on the
drive. Is the drive the only device on the IDE channel ?

 

[PD43]

Check for a Firmware Flash update for the optical drive. Also might
help to replace the IDE cable and also check the jumpering on the
drive.

When a previously working drive stops or when its action becomes
intermittent, ONE thing is for sure: it's not a jumper problem.

It's also very unlikely that the cable is the cause.

 

[smlunatick]

When a previously working drive stops or when its action becomes
intermittent, ONE thing is for sure: it's not a jumper problem.

It's also very unlikely that the cable is the cause.

A CD/DVD drive which does not open by the Eject button could be
considered a hardware failure. To confirm that this is not a software
problem, try opening the drive with the Eject option on the drive's
right click menu in "My Computer." If this also has problems, you
are better off replacing the DVD drive.

 

[Paul Pedersen]

I had that problem. I was advised to replace the drive. That fixed it, for a
couple weeks, then it started up again. It's still doing it.

When it has a disk in it, it opens normally most of the time. When it's
empty, I have to use a paper clip.