johnwat
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cdrw tray cycling
this problem happened with my last cdrw in win98. now i am usina a philips cdrw800 on win2000. the
problem being is that the cd tray open then shuts then opens...etc on and on the only way i have found
to stop it is to pull the plug (electric) on the cd shut down and then reboot and sometimes it stops
or continues. driving me nuts any info appreciated
problem being is that the cd tray open then shuts then opens...etc on and on the only way i have found
to stop it is to pull the plug (electric) on the cd shut down and then reboot and sometimes it stops
or continues. driving me nuts any info appreciated
Could be BIOS, enter Bios and see if the CD-RW is listed and enabled.
Upgrade your Bios.
Tha fact is that two CD-RW's and two Operating Systems, tells me it is not the drive itself, unless it is the same cdrom has gone bad.
Another way is through Device Manager, remove the cd-rw and re-boot the maching, and plug n Play will recognize it.
Upgrade your Bios.
Tha fact is that two CD-RW's and two Operating Systems, tells me it is not the drive itself, unless it is the same cdrom has gone bad.
Another way is through Device Manager, remove the cd-rw and re-boot the maching, and plug n Play will recognize it.
Is this going on without pausing between opening/closing? It could actually be a physical problem. Try having the unit connected to power only, and open with the front panel button. Still cycling? If so, the tray position switch may be bad or the mechanism/tray motor doesn't have enough brake power and overruns the end point "off" positions by inertia.
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Also scan for viruses. You never know....maybe someone created a virus to do this.
Hehe... yes, that would fit in among other meaningless virus actions...
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Yes. There are Trojan viruses that do just what you are experiencing.
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You can check the boot sector and bios for virus, but also try to restet the BIOS. If you have your manual, there is a three pin jumper on the Motherboard that can be switched to off. Restart the PC, and it will show you the bios. You can make changes there, or just exit, the screen shoul tell you to replace the jumper and restart your PC.
Worth a try.
Worth a try.
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since the tray problem. i unpluged the cd live. shut down repluged rebooted a day ago the tray does not cycle. it has done this before. not a virus, i constantly update and run virus software (AVG). jumpers are correct. no error messages. unplug plugin is tantamount to a reboot. this is a poser since the problem is occasional and not constant. hope this might help
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johnwat,
I have had this problem! At some point, the system has re-started while the CD was in action.
The best thing to do is shut-down windows. While the pc is off, disconnect the ribbon cables and power cables to the cd drive. Boot and shut down. Reconnect the cables and try again. This usually resets things, after which they should work correctly.
Give it a try!
Gino123
I have had this problem! At some point, the system has re-started while the CD was in action.
The best thing to do is shut-down windows. While the pc is off, disconnect the ribbon cables and power cables to the cd drive. Boot and shut down. Reconnect the cables and try again. This usually resets things, after which they should work correctly.
Give it a try!
Gino123
Some feedback would be nice...
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Just from a curios stand point, are you sure the forty pin ribbon cable are snug on the MainBoard and the Rom.
SysExpert makes a good point about the micro switch, as it obvious it is not the servo motor.
It all the info to date does not work, and you have checked for virus', use the boot disk, from there run scandisk, the type at the prompt scanreg /fix and if there is a reg file causeing this, that shoul stop it.
The reason I am aming at the Registry, is what you are explaining is similar to the cycling of the ROM during the boot process. You can also look at the boot.ini in word, and see if there is something repeating.
SysExpert makes a good point about the micro switch, as it obvious it is not the servo motor.
It all the info to date does not work, and you have checked for virus', use the boot disk, from there run scandisk, the type at the prompt scanreg /fix and if there is a reg file causeing this, that shoul stop it.
The reason I am aming at the Registry, is what you are explaining is similar to the cycling of the ROM during the boot process. You can also look at the boot.ini in word, and see if there is something repeating.
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you will have to pardon me i have since replaced the cd drive and have not experienced the problem since that may mean that it was the cd and not the program. but!! a few days after installing the new cd writer i got one of the stop warning blue page of death lost all when i put in the new drive. has taken a bit of time to get everything up and working and now i hope this is is the correct way of doing this but the answers from wlennon & sysexpert were the closest and most logical so i am upping the points to 400 and splitting 1/2 to the above two if there is a problem in my awarding points this way e-mail me and give me the "proper way" i thank all you people for your help john watson hes132@etal.uri.edu
As I was subcribed to this question, I will assist in the point split, with:
200=SysExpert
200-wlennon
I will accept SysExpert here at the quesstion, and create a new one for wlennon in this TA.
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ComTech
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200=SysExpert
200-wlennon
I will accept SysExpert here at the quesstion, and create a new one for wlennon in this TA.
Kind regards,
ComTech
CS Admin @ EE
Hello again johnwat, for being so gracious, I will post the other 200 from my own account.
It's nice to see people being generous.
CT
It's nice to see people being generous.
CT
Which ISE controller is it hooked up to- Primary or secondary.
Is it by itself, or is there another drive on the same IDE chain ?
Are there are warnings/errors in the device manager ?
Also check in safe mode - or use the Show all hidden devices.
Make sure you have the latest drivers for your motherboard/chipset.
I hope this helps !