cd-rom wont stay closed

taisa-21 · 02-19-2006, 02:50 PM

cd-rom will not stay closed when i put a disk in.
The light flashes orange and green

ComTech · 02-19-2006, 03:02 PM

Check Either the motor belt will be lose and can not lock the door and it get open. U should open the screws to change the belt

Geekgirl · 02-19-2006, 04:24 PM

Welcome to TSF ComTech & taisa-21

I really dont think opening the cdrom to fix a belt is a wise choice.

taisa-21 how old is the rom and whats the make? Most times when you come upon a faulty cd-rom you just replace it. Their not that expensive. Have you tried cleaning it?

HickoryHaven · 02-20-2006, 08:27 AM

Have you made any changes to your system recently? I hooked up a CD with the jumper set on Slave and the tray kept going in and out.

HickoryHaven

Dixie · 02-21-2006, 01:00 PM

Will it stay shut without a CD in it? Does it stay open or open and close?

Have you had a power outage or surge where your pc shut down? Try holding the door closed as you're shutting down, then reboot

There also used to be a gag program that would open and close your CD. You haven't installed anything from one of your friends have you?

Flyright · 02-26-2006, 05:12 PM

When this first happened to me a few months ago I presumed I'd picked up some infection. It still happens once in a while, but I cured it when it first happened and also when it happens again (sometimes weeks between events), by cleaning and defragging. Old DOS habits that have really helped me in the world of Windows.

Clean & defrag daily or more, stay current with patches & updates & drivers, and re-boot. I know next to nothing these days about what's going on under the hood, but this fixed the CD tray going in and out.

Mike

02-19-2006, 02:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
taisa-21 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1 OS: win98	cd-rom wont stay closed cd-rom will not stay closed when i put a disk in. The light flashes orange and green

02-19-2006, 04:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
Geekgirl Assistant Manager, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Six-burgh, Pennsylvania Posts: 14,186 OS: XP Home SP3/XP Pro SP3/Vista Ultimate SP2/Windows 7 Professional	Welcome to TSF ComTech & taisa-21 I really dont think opening the cdrom to fix a belt is a wise choice. taisa-21 how old is the rom and whats the make? Most times when you come upon a faulty cd-rom you just replace it. Their not that expensive. Have you tried cleaning it? __________________ Compare NOD32 to your current antivirus and anti-spyware solution, HERE How to back up and restore the registry in Windows XP and Windows Vista Or Windows 7 How to back up and restore the registry in Windows 98/ ME / NT 4.0 / 2000 I DO NOT ACCEPT EMAILS AND WILL NOT REPLY TO THEM !!!!! TSF DOES NOT SUPPORT ASSISTANCE THROUGH EMAIL OR PRIVATE MESSAGES, PLEASE KEEP ALL QUESTIONS IN THE OPEN FORUM *The Pittsburgh Steelers - 6 X Superbowl Champions !!!!!!!* *The Pittsburgh Penguins - 2009 Stanley Cup Champions !!!!!!!*

02-20-2006, 08:27 AM	#4 (permalink)
HickoryHaven Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: South Carolina Posts: 28 OS: Win98SE	CD problems Have you made any changes to your system recently? I hooked up a CD with the jumper set on Slave and the tray kept going in and out. HickoryHaven

02-21-2006, 01:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
Dixie Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 28 OS: Win98 My System	Will it stay shut without a CD in it? Does it stay open or open and close? Have you had a power outage or surge where your pc shut down? Try holding the door closed as you're shutting down, then reboot There also used to be a gag program that would open and close your CD. You haven't installed anything from one of your friends have you? __________________ Do Unto Others Before They Do It To You

02-19-2006, 03:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
ComTech Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2 OS: xp	Check Either the motor belt will be lose and can not lock the door and it get open. U should open the screws to change the belt

02-26-2006, 05:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
Flyright Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2 OS: Win 98	When this first happened to me a few months ago I presumed I'd picked up some infection. It still happens once in a while, but I cured it when it first happened and also when it happens again (sometimes weeks between events), by cleaning and defragging. Old DOS habits that have really helped me in the world of Windows. Clean & defrag daily or more, stay current with patches & updates & drivers, and re-boot. I know next to nothing these days about what's going on under the hood, but this fixed the CD tray going in and out. Mike