desgnr said:
I have an HP CD writer,when i try to close the tray it starts to go back &
stops.
Then i have to push it closed manually.
Is there a way to lubricate it or something else to free it up ?
The tray tracks on optical drives usually have a small smear of grease ditto
the drive pinion which if memory serves is a worm drive. If its jamming
potentially there may be something lodged in the track or gearing either way
you need to remove the casing.
Open the drive, first remove the retaining screws and then the difficult bit
the facia plate has a number of tabs which need to be depressed to allow the
casing to split open they tend to be fragile so take care I usually try to
free one side before turning attention to the other rather than attempting
to press both sets down at the same time. the outer door of the tray needs
to be popped off to free the facia from the tray. You should then be able to
locate the problem. I've done this a number of times only rarely are drives
servicable but its worth a try.No doubt my instructions do not apply to all
drives hopefully they will to yours
Derek
