DVD ejects and pulls back irradically!

[rendermandan]

ok, thought I had it fixed, it worked great for a while. Then I reinstalled it back in the case, and guess what... As soon as I retracted the tray, it would eject back out. I checked to make sure it was closing all the way, and it did. My frustration level has risen to a new high now. I took it back out of the case, and low and behold, it worked fine. So now it must be something causing it when I put it in the case. So I worked slowly and installed one screw at a time, I got 3 in there and it worked fine, but the last one on the left side of the drive, caused it to malfunction. So I took it back out and checked that nothing was hitting the screw when it was installed. It was surrounded by plastic, so I can't for the life of me figure out what is causing it. For now, I'm going to leave that one screw out and periodically check to see how its working.

I have to get some progress done on this case. The holidays have really cut into my modding time. (Hanging x-mas lights, Thanksgiving, x-mas shopping etc). I've been reassembling the case from the ground up. Man there are alot of parts to this case. Once its fully assembled, I can start the miticulous painting. Too bad this part of the build is not as exciting as the first part. Its hard to take pictures to show any progress. But I can tell you, it looks like a totally different case with everything being black!

Thanks for everyone's help!

[calumc]

check that your solder points arent hitting off anything.

[Crimson Sky]

sounds like the screw(s) are perhaps bending the frame out of whack. CDROMS are very sensitive to any type of misalignment or pressure on the casing.

[calumc]

Perfect oppertunity for a custom acrylic casing!!!

[Eclecticos]

What he said. Sounds like a loose track screw. May want to shake it a see if theres anything loose in there.

[Spawn-Inc]

Perfect oppertunity for a custom acrylic casing!!!

ya thats wicked, then somehow make some kind of tray to pop out and then you don't have to cut a whole in the cover and jam it in. it will fit with the theme of the case even with all those motorized parts.