CD drive will not eject

sup2jzgte

sup2jzgte

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The oddest thing keep happening to my old Dell 2400. I just put this into a new case for my brother and the CD drive would not eject, so while trouble shooting I found that if I unplug the IDE cable from the Mobo I can eject the drive, once I plug the cable back in the drive is no longer functional. Does anyone know what the deal is? I tried 3 different cable and still the samething.
 
possible some sopftware s trying to read the drive during. how long do u wait for the drive to eject after it wont. also, try an alternative way to eject, such as in itunes or any media player, press eject. also c if a good poke in the eject hole would get it working, or maybe restart ur comp
 
Vizy93 said:
possible some sopftware s trying to read the drive during. how long do u wait for the drive to eject after it wont. also, try an alternative way to eject, such as in itunes or any media player, press eject. also c if a good poke in the eject hole would get it working, or maybe restart ur comp
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Thing is there is no software on the HD, it is blank because I cleaned it and Im going to reinstall windows.
 
sup2jzgte said:
Thing is there is no software on the HD, it is blank because I cleaned it and Im going to reinstall windows.
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first reinstall windows, if possible, then check. im not a pro or anything but check the back of ur drive and check if any pins are bent or anything
 
There is no pins missing on the drive but it looks like there is one missing on the IDE port on the mobo.


The missing pin is the 10th pin from the left on the top row. its either 19 or 20 pin
 
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Sounds like the cable's bad or your plugging it in backwards. Also, check your jumpers. This usually isn't the case, but I guess it could cause them to not eject.
 
Odd.. Very odd. I ran into the same thing a couple of times and the drive was no good. Next thing is to disconnect the hard drive and see if it still does it. Also, take the CD ROM out of the case, unplug all other peripherals from the motherboard (such as drives and USB plugs) and try it. It may be a grounding problem on the chassis.
 
Have you tried another cable? I've had the same problem before as mentioned above. I suppose it could even be a bad IDE controller... I had a motherboard die once. Besides not showing anything on the screen, the optical drives wouldn't eject when connected. I kind of doubt this would be the case with you as IDE controllers usually don't simply die, but it's a thought.
 
sup2jzgte said:
Yes and to answer the question above.................no Im plugging them in the right way :)
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Hmm, Can you open it up to see if any of the wires inside have come loose and need re-soldering?

I guess you could allways keep a paper clip near your computer :P
 
The same happened to my friend - try right clicking on the drive in windows explorer and hit eject.... it might work at least it did for my friend.
 
vk3fcll said:
The same happened to my friend - try right clicking on the drive in windows explorer and hit eject.... it might work at least it did for my friend.
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Man are you ever at school? How do you get that many posts? You spend more time on here than me and im on here alot!! Seriously, do you go to school?
 
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