On 2010/04/05 11:45 (GMT+0200) Michael Firth composed:

> I have a problem with my cd/dvd drive. When I put a disc
> into the drive the computer shuts down when it starts reading the disc. I
> have changed the drive, the cable and put the drive onto a raid card, none
> of these have cured the problem. The operating system is XP home.

If it's more than a few years old, take a look at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague and pop the cover to have a
looksee.

If you don't find any bad on the motherboard, pull the power supply and look
inside it.

Also look up the drive's model number in Google. There may be a firmware
update it needs.
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