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Melian
July 28th, 2005, 04:07 AM
About 6 months ago, the old PC was dropped and we had to get it repaired. Ever since then, whenever the button is switched on to turn the PC on, the CD-Rom drive opens. Anyone have any idea why it does this?
Andy Tacker
July 28th, 2005, 04:17 AM
it's like "Feed me" :)

may be it's looking for a bootable disk in CD Rom... please check your BIOS for BOOT option, set it to your HDD...
PeejAvery
July 30th, 2005, 06:57 PM
Unplug the whole computer. Pop out the BIOS battery then the RAM. After that, disconnect all cables to the CD-ROM. Wait 10 seconds and then put the battery back in and then the RAM then the CD-ROM cables. Plug it all back in and then tell me what happens.
Melian
August 12th, 2005, 04:26 AM
Thanks, but I didn't want to know how to stop it - I wanted to know why it happens...
PeejAvery
August 12th, 2005, 02:51 PM
Glitch with the ROM. I can't fully explain it but it can easily be reset. Did you stop it?
Melian
August 14th, 2005, 04:05 PM
Glitch with the ROM. I can't fully explain it but it can easily be reset. Did you stop it?

No I didn't bother trying to sort it out. Does make a difference from the drive efusing to open.
PeejAvery
August 15th, 2005, 01:00 AM
Unplug the whole computer. Pop out the BIOS battery then the RAM. After that, disconnect all cables to the CD-ROM. Wait 10 seconds and then put the battery back in and then the RAM then the CD-ROM cables. Plug it all back in and then tell me what happens.

Very simple and not time consuming!