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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: AKSWulfe on May 25, 2002, 01:40:30 PM

Title: *sigh* CD-ROM Problem
Post by: AKSWulfe on May 25, 2002, 01:40:30 PM

Before I left home on Thursday, it was fine.

Now, I get home today, turn on PC... and the f'in CD-ROM drive door opens up- and stays open. I can close it, but it reads twice and then opens up again. I can put a CD in it and close it, but it reads it maybe 8 times, then opens back up again.

It's a CD-RW, and is set as master on the secondary IDE chain.

Got any ideas how I can get it back to staying closed?

Thanks.

I've already tried disconnecting power (both from PC, and the CD-RW), I tried disconnecting the audio cable that runs from the sound card to the CD-RW, no luck there. I even tried using the Windows eject (right clk CD-ROM in My computer)... nothing.

It's a Pacific Digital 16x10x40 CD-RW.

Thanks.
-SW

Title: *sigh* CD-ROM Problem
Post by: funkedup on May 25, 2002, 02:01:07 PM

Try powering it up with the IDE cable disconnected.  That might tell you something.

Title: "It's a Pacific Digital"
Post by: Eagler on May 25, 2002, 05:41:52 PM

went from a 4x HP to a 24x plextor @xmas

plextor beats hp hands down in quality & troublefree