T42 dvd tray ejects by itself for no reason

[manteiv]

Hello,

I have a problem with my DVD tray that ejects by itself and I cannot find the reason why (tray is empty). It happens sometime when I am typing something and other time just a small flex of the chassis causes it to eject. Otherwise the drive is running ok (CDRW/DVD combo)

has anyone experienced this problem ?

[RealBlackStuff]

Remove and reinsert, there may be some dirt in the locking mechanism.
If the problem persist, try your drive in another T4x or another drive in your T42.

[poshgeordie]

Mine has started doing the same if I'm typing hard.

It's mounted in a docking station which puts the laptop at a slight angle so I think there's a bit of flexing caused by pushing the keyboard keys hard. Maybe I should learn to type softer...

[gychang]

mine does the same, so I removed the whole DVD... Don't miss it at all since I have memory stick and now it is lighter...

gychang