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CD drive on T43 Randomly Keeps opening
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CD drive on T43 Randomly Keeps opening
Heya guys, I have a T43 and it's great but the cd drive randomly opens sometimes, and frustratingly this happens even when I'm watching a dvd.
Is there some way to tighten the drive? Do I need to buy a new one?
Edit: The drive itself is not falling out or anything, but the cd tray keeps opening up.
Is there some way to tighten the drive? Do I need to buy a new one?
Edit: The drive itself is not falling out or anything, but the cd tray keeps opening up.
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CD opening
When I had that problem on my T43, I brought it to Lenovo here in Guangzhou, China. Fifteen minutes later, I walked out of there with a new CDRW/DVD unit installed under warranty.
HTH
stuartf
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All you can really do is try cleaning the optics with isopropyl alcohol and blowing any dust out with canned air.
Then run pcdoctor diags with a known good commercial dvd and see what it reports about the drive.
Any ultra slim bay ata drive will work, the dvd cdrw combo drives go for around $25 used.
Then run pcdoctor diags with a known good commercial dvd and see what it reports about the drive.
Any ultra slim bay ata drive will work, the dvd cdrw combo drives go for around $25 used.
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It's possible that the tiny pushbutton switch behind the plastic button on the front bezel is, or is about to be, stuck in the "depressed" position. You can sometimes check on this by noting how the button feels when you push on it. It should have a positive "click" to it, just as the tray pops open.
Besides that button, another way to open the drive (while running) would be for a program to issue a tray eject command to the drive. I'd doubt that any of your "normal" CD or DVD programs would do that by themselves, so that leaves malware to blame. Run a virus scan on your system to see if you have picked up a poltergeist.
Besides that button, another way to open the drive (while running) would be for a program to issue a tray eject command to the drive. I'd doubt that any of your "normal" CD or DVD programs would do that by themselves, so that leaves malware to blame. Run a virus scan on your system to see if you have picked up a poltergeist.
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