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    Very strange problem

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by cesar67, Jan 3, 2011.

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    Hi all,

    i have a Asus notebook A6000VM (about 4 years old). On this notebook it is possible to run the DVD drive without starting up de notebook. So, you can listen to a music cd without starting your notebook. On the notebook there are several buttons to control the dvd player (ON/OFF, next, back start, stop, pause)
    So far so good.

    Now sinds a few weeks the DVD drive is starting spontaneously, the led light from the ON/OFF button is going on en you can hear de DVD drive searching for media (DVD or CD).
    After te searching is done, the ledlight from te ON/OFF button keeps burning en after x time the drive is searching again for media.
    This is going on and on untill the battery is empty.
    You can put the drive out with the ON/OFF button but after X time
    it starts again.
    I say X time because sometimes there is no problem for days and sometimes it starts 10 times in an hour.

    I did try the following:
    Running without the battery: no results, so it is not the battery.
    Switchet all intergrated hardware in the bios off: no results.
    Build out the complete DVD drive from the notebook: the ledlight from the ON/OFF button is going on spontanesly again after a period of time. So it is not the DVD player.

    So, it must be something in the hardware but what ?
    Can it be a defect condensator ?

    If someone have any ideas about this problem please let me now.

    Regards,

    Cesar67
     
    cesar67, Jan 3, 2011
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