From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 4 12:53:56 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 60CAE1065676 for ; Thu, 4 Dec 2008 12:53:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from michael.copeland@gmail.com) Received: from yw-out-2324.google.com (yw-out-2324.google.com [74.125.46.30]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 13E7E8FC14 for ; Thu, 4 Dec 2008 12:53:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from michael.copeland@gmail.com) Received: by yw-out-2324.google.com with SMTP id 9so1706410ywe.13 for ; Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:53:55 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from :user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject:references:in-reply-to :content-type; bh=3dneC5s6I9GeYI6tk5bndiFegH2U86uFSanijbfLOu0=; b=h8A/7QVJQQ6GUYnUsm5hmdoTi7+xKDSLYDBGgWu7pKdOhWvLXEMWkBdUyUChMwYwWd qCCglgeIZov69CZq+Or31K9qx3ceROYhgu/1EHG8uUAWhyYjCqKPRIxccoQryPj8yucW JyWTX3NOZHelyIocpH3KPz0MJeIl9iqkmeXDQ= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject :references:in-reply-to:content-type; b=QWVGnCrnNyRRlxeXTSRtmq1Cwx9mZ3GYcCZYN2lLybUPSuPlHdOf1bRFeZY8UwPHo0 ANkw4whFkV5e3D15vk5kQjIE/yX70zlKjN3CUMmLpcAFs9QSZHlrYF4VBk+8Ba1uLcE7 mfuuzAilwp0hkMnZvy7M2iW1ajea22xxBgSvM= Received: by 10.151.143.14 with SMTP id v14mr19756127ybn.47.1228395235323; Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:53:55 -0800 (PST) Received: from ?68.242.126.252? ([68.242.126.252]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id n29sm8505614elf.17.2008.12.04.04.53.52 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:53:54 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <4937D2E1.7010009@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:53:53 -0500 From: michael User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (X11/20080925) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: anthony.rasat@gmail.com References: <1945089444-1228360728-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1342228431-@bxe1001.bisx.prodap.on.blackberry> In-Reply-To: <1945089444-1228360728-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1342228431-@bxe1001.bisx.prodap.on.blackberry> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: hp dv2225nr laptop optical drive random ejects X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:53:56 -0000 I had assumed something like that, but my drive is san cable. It uses a solid connection via a hard plastic port, similar to an sata port, but no cables. That lead me to believe that the port itself could be ill-aligned or something. I can press on the case above the optical drive and it will eject. So that must be what it is. Anthony M. Rasat wrote: >> has anyone ever seen this happen? >system is 8.0-current, drive is not >> being used and it will just eject while >sitting on a table. >> > > Yes, I did. > > It was hardware-related. It was the CD/DVD ribbon connector getting all wrinkles and apparently something resetting just out of even the smallest vibration. > > You may find this ribbon connector appearance conspicous. It usually gold or red colored. Look from under your laptop while drive's out if you can't see it from topside. > > And this ribbon connector is not exactly cheap too. I'm not sure why. > >