cdr problem please help!

[angela2k4]

I'm having problems with my cdr drive, Every now and then the cd-r door opens and close on it's own continuesly, Is the cdr drive going bad or what? Please help.

 

[banzibaby]

Hi & Welcome

Could U give us more info as in OS, hardware, kae of burner, how old it is & what burning soft U have installed, also have U checked with a virus scanner as some can do that to the drawer, ie make it open & close, but if U can post back with more info so we can help U

BaNzI

 

[angela2k4]

The cd-r burner is built into my pc, It's a hp pavilion, I had it since june 01. I talk to a repairman he told me it sounds like a cd-r glitch. Well, I don't know Im not a computer repair woman lol. I did find a trojan horse virus on my computer the other day and got rid of it.

 

[LTR12101B]

There are some joke programs that can do it, not sure if any real viruses do though.
Free cup holder - you KNOW what this is going to do, I hope I don't have to spell it out - and I take no responsibilty for breakages by anyone stupid enough to USE it as a cup holder!

A fault in the tray sensing, can also result in the tray failing to stay out, or failing to stay in - if it cannot detect full travel due to a dirty or faulty sensor (contact or optical), then the jam detection will reverse the motor.

 

[angela2k4]

Nope I never got any kind of jokes or nothing, Maybe the cd-r is dirty not sure

 

[banzibaby]

U could try a good quality head cleaning cd on it, if U have used the drive a lot for burning & reading that can sometimes shorten its lifespan, also check Ur startup folder in the start menu to see if anyone has placed any shortcuts to a joke prog in there

BaNzI

 

[PC-GUY]

I agree with LTR12101B either someone is pulling a joke on you or have or spyware/trojan. I've even seen people do it with AOL aim. So I be looking for spyware or something like that. When a drive goes bad they don't work, read, write but they just don't open and close continuesly by them self. Let us know what it was when you find it.

 

[LTR12101B]

A cleaning CD does not go anywhere near the sensors.

What happened to one of my old drives, is if I ejected, the tray would reverse after 2 seconds (jam detection) - it hadn't registered the tray being at the end of it's travel, but that shouldn't happen on it's own.

 

[angela2k4]

A online friend of mine that work on computers and build pc's told me that the cd-r drive could be going bad or something maybe trying to access it. It hasn't done it today today at all. So maybe something is trying to access it.

 

[scarecrow]

A online friend of mine that work on computers and build pc's told me that the cd-r drive could be going bad or something maybe trying to access it. It hasn't done it today today at all. So maybe something is trying to access it.

You've gobbled a pest.
Besides the old "format c:/mbr" recipe, I have no other useful suggestions.

 

[angela2k4]

What is the old "format c:/mbr" recipe?