Windows 7 - DVD-ROM Samsung SH-S223F won't stay open

Hello people, how are u? my english are not so good but I hope you can understand...my problem is that when I open my DVD-ROM after half second close and I can't insert a disc or take it, is a solution or my drive is broken?
thanks for any help

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1. How old is your drive?

2. From when did this problem crop up?

3. Can you remember and connect any specific software you installed after which this could be happening?

1. is almost 3 years old
2. it's about half year since the problem started
3. nothing has changed on my system
by the way i had some problems with the power in my house around christmas :/

OK. Now start Windows in safe mode and wait till it loads completely. Press the eject button on your Samsung drive. If the tray opens out and closes immediately then in all probability it is a problem with the drive.

If it remains open till you press the button again, then one may have to assume that some software is responsible for the auto closing of the drive when Windows runs normally. You may have to run msconfig and try disabling anything the startup that may have a bearing on the drive one by one till you locate the culprit. It may be a burning program/player/services that are run by those programs.

Though personally I have not come across this problem, I have seen posts associating this problem with Winamp, Nero Essentials and Infrarecorder.

And wait for some other experts to chip in. May be they can throw some more light on this.

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I have the same dvd rom and I had the same problem after I unplugged my sata power cable!

@jumanji
I don't use any of these programs you mentioned, also tried the thing in Safe Mode but drive closed immediately
@Cata
I had SB02 ver and updated to SB03 but the problem still exists

Try to plug in and unplugg your sata power cable...or change the sata power connector with another one(if you have a power supply with more sata connectors).

I have the same unit and it did happen to me too, unfortunately I am at a loss to remember what I did to stop it. I think I was using nero when it was happening and I uninstalled it for native default software.
Good Luck

I don't use Nero, the only burning tool I use is Power Iso but I use it since the begin to all my computers without any problems, I was using it even before that problem begun. Cata I will try later to unplug the cables

well I did as you said Cata, i changed the sata cable i even tried other dvd-rom and they were working just fine