Puzzled with a DVD drive problem, any ideas?

TheBigCheese · 5 Dec 2013 at 19:52

Hi guys

Strange one this...

A back in 2010/2011 I had an LG blu-ray writer, I forget the model but it had a very swish front and looked the business!

Anyway, it developed a fault, when I tried to open the drive tray I could hear the mechanism clunk as it engaged the tray but the door wouldn't open and it just stuck.

Pressing the button several times eventually but it was getting worse and worse.

I replaced it in 2011 with a Pioneer BDR-205 and all was well again.

However, in the last few months it's been doing the same thing, clunking and not opening the tray unless I press the button time and time again. :mad:

Weirdly once the tray is open and has a disc in it, it'll work as normal but if I put the machine to sleep and try again the next day it does the same thing! :confused:

I'm stumped on this one...since 2011 I've changed all the machine including the motherboard and PSU so to get the same fault again has me a bit stumped.

Any ideas what could be causing it or if I can fix it?

Thanks very much.

nick.lidgett · 5 Dec 2013 at 21:34

What screws are you using to hold it in? Is there any chance they could be too long and interfering with the internals?

Thats my one and only idea

On Holiday · 5 Dec 2013 at 21:40

If different drives have had the same issue then the only thing I can think of is the 5.25" bays too tight?

Philtor · 5 Dec 2013 at 23:44

Do you tend to close the tray by pushing it instead of using the button? That's all I can think of. Strange for it to happen on 2 different drives.

Idleman · 5 Dec 2013 at 23:51

but if I put the machine to sleep and try again the next day it does the same thing!

Does it also happen when you shut down or restart the system?
if not, it could have something to do with your power saving options.

TheBigCheese · 12 Dec 2013 at 14:37

Thank you for your replies folks, my apologies for taking so long to reply. Christmas is a very busy time for us and this is the first chance I've had to look at the thread again!

I'm using the proper screws to hold it in place. I don't think it's overtightened (I'm pretty sure it's not) but I will check that again.

Ummm, yes I have pushed it closed by hand but I usually use the button.

Yes it does happen when it's restarted from a cold boot or if it's been on for a while. When it's been in use it usually behaves itself for a few hours and then does it again. If I'm burning multiple discs it usually behaves between discs but if I leave it for several hours and come back to it it'll be stuck again.

Very odd behaviour!