DVD tray keeps ejecting? |
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DVD tray keeps ejecting? |
 Jun 16 2011, 03:26 PM
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Hero Immortal   |
OK this is weird. The machine is only 3 weeks old and today it developed this cute little problem whereby the dvd tray will eject at random times, without a disc in it. Pushing the button will close the tray but then after another random amount of time it will eject again.
i7, Windows 7 64 bit. Any ideas? -------------------- Just the other day I saw an article about an advertisement for a recent job opening at a McDonald's in Massachusetts that required applicants to have "one to two years experience and a bachelor's degree".
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Jun 16 2011, 03:35 PM
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Atomican Guru  |
OK that's weird. Does it eject the tray if there is DVD/CD?
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Jun 16 2011, 03:38 PM
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Atomican Primarch  |
Try another drive?
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Jun 16 2011, 03:58 PM
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Hero Immortal |
QUOTE (Jeruselem @ Jun 16 2011, 03:35 PM)  OK that's weird. Does it eject the tray if there is DVD/CD? Don't think so, I loaded up some drivers from a dvd and that worked ok. Will try another drive if I have to but this one is only 3 weeks old. Cheers -------------------- Just the other day I saw an article about an advertisement for a recent job opening at a McDonald's in Massachusetts that required applicants to have "one to two years experience and a bachelor's degree".
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Jun 16 2011, 05:11 PM
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Super Hero Titan  |
Is the drive hidden behind one of those hinged covers? If so then the drive has shifted a bit and the external button is just pressing on the actual drive eject button.
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Jun 16 2011, 05:27 PM
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Hero Immortal |
Nah it's out in the open. :P
-------------------- Just the other day I saw an article about an advertisement for a recent job opening at a McDonald's in Massachusetts that required applicants to have "one to two years experience and a bachelor's degree".
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Jun 16 2011, 05:42 PM
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Atomican Champion  |
Someone's fucking with you remotely. Fire up a linux live CD for an hour or so and see if it still does it.
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Jun 16 2011, 05:52 PM
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Quark Learner |
QUOTE (Director @ Jun 16 2011, 04:26 PM) OK this is weird. The machine is only 3 weeks old and today it developed this cute little problem whereby the dvd tray will eject at random times, without a disc in it. Pushing the button will close the tray but then after another random amount of time it will eject again. i7, Windows 7 64 bit. Any ideas? This sounds a heck of a lot like a 'joke' virus that went around not too long after CD players were made for computers. From memory it didn't do anything else but make the CD eject. Your computer has exactly the same symptoms. If it is, you don't really have anything to worry about, it's just *really* annoying, due to the fact that the drive will eject at random times. I don't know how to solve it, a search on the interwebs is in order. -------------------- gigabyte p55a-ud4 : intel i5 750 : 4gb Kingston Ram : ATi Radeon HD 5750 : WD 500gb, WD 1TB, Samsung 1TB : Benq r/w DVD : Cooler Master 550 PSU
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Jun 16 2011, 08:48 PM
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Atomican Master  |
sub7 used to have that option with the cd drive, modern day virus scanners would easily able to identify it now though.
Check that the button on the drive is ok, ie. not half pushed in out of aligment. No possibility of dirt/dust getting in the drive is there? -------------------- BF3 name: FREEZINBONES
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Jun 16 2011, 09:01 PM
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Quark Learner |
QUOTE (twents @ Jun 16 2011, 08:48 PM) sub7 used to have that option with the cd drive, modern day virus scanners would easily able to identify it now though. Check that the button on the drive is ok, ie. not half pushed in out of aligment. No possibility of dirt/dust getting in the drive is there? I had a little look around. Apparently if the CD/DVD doesn't close properly, ie the 'lock' doesn't engage, it may eject of it's own accord. I found that info here -->Tom's Hardware. The post in question is about halfway down and it sounds like the most believable one to me. -------------------- gigabyte p55a-ud4 : intel i5 750 : 4gb Kingston Ram : ATi Radeon HD 5750 : WD 500gb, WD 1TB, Samsung 1TB : Benq r/w DVD : Cooler Master 550 PSU
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Jun 16 2011, 10:13 PM
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Atomican Guru |
I guess get a new replacement one ...
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Jun 17 2011, 08:27 AM
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Hero Guru  |
I think you're all barking up the wrong tree, and its software related.
Windows 7 will spit the tray out if an application asks to access the CD drive, and it knows there is no disk in there. Any new software that could be scanning the CD drive? -------------------- Wherever you go in life, watch out for Scythe, the tackling IT support guy.
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Jun 17 2011, 09:13 AM
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Atomican Guru |
QUOTE (Master_Scythe @ Jun 17 2011, 07:57 AM) I think you're all barking up the wrong tree, and its software related. Windows 7 will spit the tray out if an application asks to access the CD drive, and it knows there is no disk in there. Any new software that could be scanning the CD drive? Like an over-aggressive virus scanner? -------------------- Resident KatyCat
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Jun 17 2011, 10:06 AM
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Hero Guru |
Yes.
Or any of those nero monitoring plugins. a DVD player software and so on. EDIT: you could test this by unplugging the SATA cable and leaving the power plugged in. If it still opens randomly its hardware. If not, its software. This post has been edited by Master_Scythe: Jun 17 2011, 10:07 AM -------------------- Wherever you go in life, watch out for Scythe, the tackling IT support guy.
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Jun 17 2011, 12:45 PM
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Hero Immortal |
Ahh you might be on the right track there, I know he's recently installed burning software (and God knows what else) including Nero HD, do you know which Nero plugin I should disable?
Cheers -------------------- Just the other day I saw an article about an advertisement for a recent job opening at a McDonald's in Massachusetts that required applicants to have "one to two years experience and a bachelor's degree".
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Jun 17 2011, 01:07 PM
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Atomican Guru |
QUOTE (Director @ Jun 17 2011, 12:15 PM) Ahh you might be on the right track there, I know he's recently installed burning software (and God knows what else) including Nero HD, do you know which Nero plugin I should disable? Cheers This is a guide to them annoying plugins http://www.nero.com/eng/support-nero10-plu...ison-chart.html -------------------- Resident KatyCat
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Jun 17 2011, 05:30 PM
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Hero Guru |
check first.
unplug the sata cable on the drive, but leave it powered. If its hardware it'll still keep opening as the button shorts or whatever. If its software it'll stay closed all night. -------------------- Wherever you go in life, watch out for Scythe, the tackling IT support guy.
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Jun 21 2011, 07:02 AM
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Hero Immortal |
Yeah looks like a SW prob. Yesterday i uninstalled all his creative software (to try and solve another issue) as well as download accelerator plus, and some thing called 'Hardware helper' (my main suspect) after that the problem went away...so far. ;)
-------------------- Just the other day I saw an article about an advertisement for a recent job opening at a McDonald's in Massachusetts that required applicants to have "one to two years experience and a bachelor's degree".
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