The Techno Times

The CD-Rom in a computer system might become non-functional after repetitive use or no use at all. This is a common problem with different CD-ROM makes and is not limited to a particular make.

The common symptoms are that the CD-ROM LED keeps blinking but CD Drive won’t open, after that the CD-ROM LED will stop blinking, nothing happens. This is due to the failure of “push button” (over used) and also might be due to the failure of the CD-ROM belt which can get tighten or harden.

How to make the CD-ROM to work and open?

The best idea is to buy a new CD-ROM drive as now days these are very cheap and getting the same repaired is equally expensive, also the repaired CD-ROM drive does not work longer and fails in few days. So it’s better to buy a new one.

Working around and getting the CD ROM Drive to work.

Following are few tricks which can be used to get your CD-ROM drive to work in case the CD-ROM does not open.

• Eject from My Computer: Goto Desktop >> MY Computer >> CD-ROM Drive >> Right Click >> Select “Eject”. This command will keep trying again and again till it opens the CD-ROM drive. You can try it multiple times, if this fails then;
• Lift it up a little: Push the Eject Button and then lift up the “CD-ROM drive door” pressing it upwards. This will open the CD-ROM drive.
• Change the Cable: Try changing the CD-ROM cable as the same can be faulty; you can try with your friends’ cable before you buy a new one.
• Buy new CD-ROM: Buying a new CD-ROM was never this cheap, “good old days” when CD-ROM used to be as expensive as the processors today. Compared to the old days the CD-ROMs are dirt cheap and buying a new one will not dig a hole in the pocket.