[ltp] W510: media tray opens randomly
Alexandre Kalmeijer
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Mon, 2 May 2016 16:24:58 +0200
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You could unpower the tray in bios settings and use other media perhaps
On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 10:49 PM, Ejnar Zacho Rath <ejnar@ezr.dk> wrote:
> I experienced a similar problem on a T61. It was "solved" by replacing
> the tray.
>
> Regards,
> Ejnar
>
> 2016-04-26 3:01 GMT+02:00 Tom Roche <Tom_Roche@pobox.com>:
>
>>
>> I have a ThinkPad W510 that is aging mostly gracefully, but with one
>> major annoyance: about a month or 2 ago, its tray for optical discs (CD,
>> DVD, "multi") started opening/ejecting randomly. It does not auto-open a=
t
>> all when the W510 is suspended or powered off, but will do it
>>
>> * just about any time when the W510 is on.
>>
>> * whether or not a disc is in the tray.
>>
>> * even during disc play, though auto-eject seems less frequent while in
>> use than auto-open while not in use. A typical scenario is: I put a disc=
in
>> the tray, close it, and begin play (typically with VLC, though I'm guess=
ing
>> that does not matter). The tray will auto-eject a few times before
>> "settling down" and allowing me to play the full disc.
>>
>> Some additional details:
>>
>> 1. Nothing on Lenovo's page=3D'Troubleshooting CD and DVD drive issues -
>> ThinkPad'[1] matches this problem.
>>
>> 2. I suspect this is a hardware problem, but FWIW,
>>
>> 2.1. I'm running Debian 8 (via LMDE) up-to-date.
>>
>> 2.2. This behavior has persisted through at least one reboot.
>>
>> 3. Sometimes the tray will re-open as soon as I close it, sometimes it
>> will stay closed for awhile before re-ejecting.
>>
>> 4. Disc play seems unaffected, except for the auto-eject. I.e., I have
>> not noticed any other problems reading or writing discs except for the
>> occasional apparently-DRM-related read failure.
>>
>> How to fix or further debug?
>>
>> Your assistance is appreciated, Tom Roche <Tom_Roche@pobox.com>
>>
>> [1]: https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/ht080220
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>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">You could unpower the tray in bios settings and use other =
media perhaps</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote=
">On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 10:49 PM, Ejnar Zacho Rath <span dir=3D"ltr"><=
<a href=3D"mailto:ejnar@ezr.dk" target=3D"_blank">ejnar@ezr.dk</a>></spa=
n> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;b=
order-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div>I ex=
perienced a similar problem on a T61.=C2=A0 It was "solved" by re=
placing the tray.<br><br>Regards,<br></div></div>Ejnar<br></div><div class=
=3D"gmail_extra"><div><div class=3D"h5"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">2016=
-04-26 3:01 GMT+02:00 Tom Roche <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:Tom=
_Roche@pobox.com" target=3D"_blank">Tom_Roche@pobox.com</a>></span>:<br>=
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
I have a ThinkPad W510 that is aging mostly gracefully, but with one major =
annoyance: about a month or 2 ago, its tray for optical discs (CD, DVD, &qu=
ot;multi") started opening/ejecting randomly. It does not auto-open at=
all when the W510 is suspended or powered off, but will do it<br>
<br>
* just about any time when the W510 is on.<br>
<br>
* whether or not a disc is in the tray.<br>
<br>
* even during disc play, though auto-eject seems less frequent while in use=
than auto-open while not in use. A typical scenario is: I put a disc in th=
e tray, close it, and begin play (typically with VLC, though I'm guessi=
ng that does not matter). The tray will auto-eject a few times before "=
;settling down" and allowing me to play the full disc.<br>
<br>
Some additional details:<br>
<br>
1. Nothing on Lenovo's page=3D'Troubleshooting CD and DVD drive iss=
ues - ThinkPad'[1] matches this problem.<br>
<br>
2. I suspect this is a hardware problem, but FWIW,<br>
<br>
2.1. I'm running Debian 8 (via LMDE) up-to-date.<br>
<br>
2.2. This behavior has persisted through at least one reboot.<br>
<br>
3. Sometimes the tray will re-open as soon as I close it, sometimes it will=
stay closed for awhile before re-ejecting.<br>
<br>
4. Disc play seems unaffected, except for the auto-eject. I.e., I have not =
noticed any other problems reading or writing discs except for the occasion=
al apparently-DRM-related read failure.<br>
<br>
How to fix or further debug?<br>
<br>
Your assistance is appreciated, Tom Roche <<a href=3D"mailto:Tom_Roche@p=
obox.com" target=3D"_blank">Tom_Roche@pobox.com</a>><br>
<br>
[1]: <a href=3D"https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/ht080220" rel=3D=
"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/h=
t080220</a><br>
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