CD-ROM drive light blinks every few seconds.
Issue
CD-ROM drive light blinks every few seconds.
Cause
Auto Insert Notification is enabled causing the computer to look at the drive to verify if a CD has been placed within the computer.
SCSI CD-ROM is installed and Windows polls the SCSI bus periodically to determine the status of the bus.
Solution
Follow the below steps to disable Auto Insert Notification if you do not want the CD-ROM drive light to flash occasionally.
- Click Start / Settings / Control Panel / double-click the Systems icon and click the Device Manager tab.
- Click the + next to CD-ROM and double-click the CD-ROM drive listed beneath it.
- Click the Settings tab, uncheck the Auto Insert Notification option and click ok.
- Reboot the computer.
If the computer has a SCSI drive installed, the above steps may or may not resolve this issue.