Re: Computer Problem

[Dawn M Sardes <dmsardes@ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU>]

My home computer is a Compaq Presario w/ Windows 95.  For the past month,
the CD ROm drawer opens (by itself) when I turn it on and sometimes all by
itself for no reason at all when I'm accessing my university Pine Account
(via hyperterminal), writing a paper in Works, or just when playing a
game.

Then, when I am using a CD ROM resource (such as Encarta or Bookshelf or a
game) the dang-stupid thing WON'T open when I press the button to either
insert the disk or remove it. I have to do the little "bent paperclip"
maneuver to open the drawer.  I swear that it is doing this deliberately,
just to tease me.

Does anyone know why this happens?  Is there a way to fix it?  I know that
in the grand scheme of things this is a minor annoyance, so should I just
ignore it and chalk it up to being an electronic idiosynchrasy?  It's just
that when it happens, I start getting really sarcastic with the computer,
and my husband is threatening to have me committed.

Dawn M. Sardes
MLS Student at SUNY Buffalo
dmsardes@acsu.buffalo.edu
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