CD ROM Problem

[cancer10]

I have SAMSUNG 52X CD-Rom Drive.

Sometimes, when I try to eject it, the CD tray doesn't come out and the computer gets hanged.

What could be the problem.

I have checked all the wires, they seem to be alright.

[sven]

are you sure that theres no program using it, like when a burn crashes for me, my drive will never open cuz its busy, and computer crashes.... and the disk is a gonner

[cancer10]

but why does the com hangs.?

[Doggie]

have you tried it in another machine?

is it a slave to the master drive or secondary master?

[cancer10]

well I am not aware of those masters and slaves. Please guide me

[Doggie]

well when your computer turns on, it usually displays a list checking your hdd(s) and cd/dvd drives.. it should say what hardware you have and its role eg

Primary master: HDDName/CD/DVD

Primary slave: HDDName/CD/DVD

Secondary master: HDDName/CD/DVD

Secondary slave: HDDName/CD/DVD

write down what you have

[MCT]

an easier way maybe to download aida or belarc ,im sure they'd tell u both are free

cuz it displays kinda fast during dos

regards

[Phyridean]

Try using the eject command (Go to my computer, right click on the drive, choose "eject") in windows instead of the button on the drive, or vice versa.

[cancer10]

ok,

my primary master is : samsung hdd

my primary slave: none

secondary master: cd rom

secondary slave: none

[mazin]

If you had a 56x ROM, I'd say you'd better use a 52x one.

But since you have 52x already, I'd say it's a frequent problem on Win98 and Win98SE.

But, if you have WinXP, then this problem is related to some other software, as said by sven.

I'm sure this problem does not occur on a newly installed WinXP. But if it does, then your ROM is partially corrupted and needs a repair. Particularily, it's the rubber band.

[cancer10]

Thank you all for your support

[prathapml]

Does it still crash even if you forcibly eject the CD-tray (by poking a pin into the emergency eject hole) ?