another PC ?

[jimr]

My computer is possesed. I can be doing anything on it and the CD drive will eject it (no cd in it) the suck it back in it will do it at anytime and does it over and over. I have checked for spyware and viruses and have none any ideas?

 

[Bob_VT]

Re: another PC ?

Maybe it's time for a new cd drive or time for a "restore" command to bring the computer back to before it happend.

 

[SlowlySinking]

Re: another PC ?

Hi jimr, I had a similar problem. I uninstalled the CD software driver in the start, control panel, system, hardware, device manager, driver, etc. Then I rebooted and WIN re-installed the driver and it worked, this assumes a problem with the installed CD driver, maybe it's corrupted. This is free, only takes a couple of minutes, and you got nothing to lose.

 

[jimr]

Re: another PC ?

well I have restored and also uninstalled it and reinstalled it with no success. I am really not too impressed with this dell. It is only 2 years old and have had many problems with it.

 

[Bob_VT]

Re: another PC ?

Replace the cd drive.... cheap fast and effective......provided that is the real problem Do you have access to another drive to test it with?? I figure a new cd drive is cheaper than 30 minutes of a tech's labor.