Windows XP reboots itself when accessing a cd-rom drive

[Puterwiz82]

Windows XP reboots itself when accessing a cd-rom drive.. The install program from the cd comes up and then the computer just reboots itself. What should I do?

 

[smaxted]

Overheating??? What's the IDE Config?

Scotty Mac a.k.a smaxted

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[Daveyboy2]

Check the event viewer, it's got to have some kind of error code in there.

Do other CD's work OK? audio?



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[paparazi]

Weak PSU? (the extra load when acessing the cdrom causing a voltage drop and a reboot)
Bad CDrom (partial internal short) abnormally high current demand.
Both of these can be elliminated if you have good replacements to swop out.
Martin


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