CD ROM problems (open and wont shut)

[©LINT]

I have a Sony CD-RW. I came home yesterday and installed a 56k modem

Restarted and it will not stay closed. I hear it start to spin and spit out the tray.. I uninstalled it and reinstalled it.. same crap..

Should I tear it down and see if anything is inside? Try a new PCI slot? or is it just screwed ?



Thanks,

Clint S.

[wvjohn]

I have an iomega that does that - started when i moved it into another box - never did figure it out - just unplugged it - let us know if you figure it out

[eGoCeNTRoNiX]

I have an old LiteOn that started doing the same thing for a client.. It's sitting on the shelf collecting dust now..

[wvjohn]

be a riot to put all these babies in one tower case and watch them open and close, open and close

[eGoCeNTRoNiX]

*drive 1 opens, then drive 2, and so on* lol..

[ShibasScotch]

hum, WD40 and DuctTape are a geeks best friends.

Then there is also a Sledgehammer, in cases such as this, where WD40 and Ducttape wont work

[BillyGoat]

Sounds like a good sacrifice to the hardware gods at PCALAN 2k4

[©LINT]

Last night, the wife came home and said "oh you fixed it?" I looked and it was in.. doh.. wft now..

So i put a cd in and My Computer crashes when I try to play one..

So I restart, and BAM! out she pops again

So where can I send it and we can stick all these roms in one case and play some Beethoven while videoing it?

[wvjohn]

seems like somebody had pallets full of old tower cases around here not too long ago....like the 2k4 lan idea

[eGoCeNTRoNiX]

I had a bunch of AT cases laying around.. 2-3bay but I have thrown away most of them. But I will be taking about 5-6 old 286-486 class machines to PCA2K4 for sacrifice to the gods. But, I may also trade out parts to be destroyed for bawls and other stuff.. he he.. I'm gonna have my truck bed full of schtuff..