DVD Burner Issue

This morning when i was using my pc, the tray on the dvd burner opened by itself. When i pushed the tray back in, it came back out again. This happened several times before i rebooted. After the pc rebooted. I put a dvd in the drive. The tray opened back up and the drive was making all kinds of loud noises . Does anyone know what could cause this.

No DVD burner is worth my nerves, if I see it's not working right I'll just get a new one. They don't last forever and once they start braking it only gets worse and worse.

Because i have such a small case on my pc. I didn't want to worry about things not fitting . I found an external for $40.

Also, Do you think a virus could have caused the issue?

I've never heared of a virus like that. You can take it to a service, might be just some simple problem. As for the size, there are 2 standards that I know of: "regular" for desktops and "slim" for laptops. Gotta fit.

According to my HP computer manual. Due to the small computer size, you can only install an optical disc drive of les than the approximate length of 6.7 The drive has a length about 8.5 in.

Since i ended up buying a slim external for about $40 . Should i crack open my pc and pull the power from the internal drive or would disabling it in the device manager be sufficient.

According to my HP computer manual. Due to the small computer size, you can only install an optical disc drive of les than the approximate length of 6.7 The drive has a length about 8.5 in.

Since i ended up buying a slim external for about $40 . Should i crack open my pc and pull the power from the internal drive or would disabling it in the device manager be sufficient.

JCoyne1031

Open up the case and first try another flat-/satacable. The tray opening and closing could be a faulty cable.

According to my HP computer manual. Due to the small computer size, you can only install an optical disc drive of les than the approximate length of 6.7 The drive has a length about 8.5 in.

JCoyne1031

Got me there.

I don't know why it does what it does, but I guess if you disable it in the device manager it will stop doing it. If not then sure just unplug the f*cka.

Thank you very much. I had mentioned it to my co-worker as well. he believes that there might be something stuck in there to keep it from closing. I am pleased with getting an external because i figure if that ever breaks, all i would need is to plug another one in.