Why does the disc compartment keep coming open?

Question

During the last week or so, the disc compartment on my dell computer keeps coming open once I start to use the computer. I have not used this facility very often and the computer is only about 18 months old.

Answer 1

There are several possibilities:

Update and run your antivirus software. There was a virus a while back that would open your CD drive just for fun.

Do you have files waiting to be burned on the CD? If your CD burning software runs at startup, it may open the drive.

If you close it, dos it open again for no reason? The dribve itself could be havinga problem.

Answer 2

It sounds like you have been clobbered with netbus which is a trojan that allows people to do all kinds of nasties to you, opening and closing your cd drives is one of the 'hilarious' things it can be used for - others are much more malicious - get your system checked out sharpish.

Answer 3

For windows XP and I think below, there is a VBscript that gets your cd thing open. Here's an example.
http://www.scuzzstuff.org/VBScript/
That script may be on your computer and activating itself at timed intervels. Do a virus/malicous software scan.

I have XP, but I patched it and that doesn't work for me.

Answer 4

well, is anything touching the eject button? maybe you pressed it before you turned it off, then the next morning it rememberd to open, so it did.
or you take it to best buy's geek squad. but check their prices before you do, cuz I have a membership and the only thing I know that is free is when I can't connect to the internet.
hope that helps

Answer 5

It's a coffee cup holder and its just being considerate and offering you a place to put your coffee cup

Answer 6

becareful where you use it. It maybe an internal problem. Get it checked out