[Tuxaloosa] OT: annoying cd/dvd drive

[E Hanson]

that makes sense. dirty/poor connection with the eject button. i'll have 
to give that a look when i get a chance to open it up.

Stewart Dean wrote:
> If not for the "in use" bit, I might be tempted to think that the 
> switch may be broken.  If the button on the faceplate is broken and 
> the switch is significantly loose, there might be an issue there.  Try 
> removing the faceplate on the drive and see if it still happens...
>
> E Hanson wrote:
>> i have a dell box whose cd/dvd drive opens randomly. it's very 
>> annoying. has anyone ever had this happen? is there a way to make it 
>> stop?
>> to note: it doesn't happen when the drive is in use (and so does not 
>> inhibit proper function). also, it happens sometimes before an OS is 
>> loaded up (ie while looking at the bios or sitting on a  boot menu), 
>> so i don't think that it is linux's fault.
>> in short, i would like it to stop opening itself.
>> thoughts?
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