DVD's trays don't eject from time to time.

First of all, thank you all the posters for showing interest in my problem, i'm very grateful.

@ ICIT2LOL Plug and unplug done on both drivers, both SATA and power cables. So far no issues, but can't claim victory yet.

Regardign Part A here's my screen:



Are the values ok? Regarding part B i'm not that skilfull regarding electronics.

Update: The plug and unplug step didn't work.

GokAy said:

Hey, is your PSU modular? Maybe the rail is going bad or the cable has broken somewhere.

You can try (to diagnose if it's indeed power related).
- another connector on the PSU (if modular)
- a different power cable (if modular)
- use one of the molex connectors and a molex-to-sata power cable (it may have came with your case or some other component) - costs a couple of bucks if you don't have one.
- disconnect a data harddisk sata power temporarily and use that to power a DVD-ROM.

experiment :)

Yes its a modular gold one:



Shouldn't give me any issues...

Its just sad that Sony doesn't manufacture dvd drives anymore....now the only options are: LG, Samsung and Asus; i bought a Samsung a few months ago, utterly garbage, when i tried to install windows 7 from 0, after the first reboot, it started to read the disc at such a low speed that it was useless......i got rid of that drive.


Nodoby has blamed the MOBO ports so far....maybe those are the culprit and there's nothing i can do if that's the case.

I don't think the drives are the one to blame, as i mentioned above the Sony i replaced a few months ago replaced another Sony unit doing the same (both same model) perhaps the model was the issue, right now the Sony one is failing but not the Pioneer, i'm gonna change the Sony for a Lite on and test.... man hard to know.

It's so painful for me to say to Sony goodbye.....think i'm gonna go with Asus now.

Volts are fine Smiths and it could be the cables just needed that reseating.

Now I quite like the Lite on for optical drives (my Sandy Bridge build has one for years now) and my main desktop (the Ivy Bridge) has a Samsung Blu ray in right now and I haven't had a problem with it.

I really do think it is pot luck with a lot of components and just for the record most of the stuff is made in China anyhow and from a doco I saw recently - even in the same factory only using separate production lines that ran the length of that factory.

Now there are ones by Asus, Pioneer, and Silverstone - the latter I don't know much about so cannot pass comment.

I think maybe your experience with the Samsung was really bad luck and these devices are now really cheap to buy.

Probably nothing to do with your issue but Sony were involved in some "unwelcome" software issues a few years back - maybe the drive's controller was corrupted and was corrupting the Pioneer somehow. But never mind all fixed hopefully

Good thing you hardly ever use it huh :)

So just rip your discs, Iron Maiden and BLS all over this box

Face your fear accept your war.... It is what It is