Sometimes on ejecting CD the CDROM ejects a still spinning CD!

[Halsted]

Hiya,

I have noticed this problem over the last one month. Sometimes when I press the eject button on the CDROM ( not writer .. ) The CDROM ejects the tray before the CD has stopped spinning completely.
So the CD spins 2-3 turns before stopping.


This happens a few times not necessarily with the same CD. Happened with an original Game CD too..

I noticed now that when I put a CD in the drive spins for a long time maybe at least 4-5 minutes before stopping. This is even if autplay is off.

This long period of CD spin ... is it normal. I think that pressing the eject button during this long spin is what causes it to eject without being stopped.

I am running my machine in dusty conditions. Do you think it could be a dust problem ? I've never cleaned my CD ROm with the So called CD head cleaners available.

Or do you think the CD ROM is on its way out.

Thanks in Advance

 

[Mr. Switch]

CD's sometimes keep spinning on their way out for me too. Its normal for it to do that sometimes.