DVD Drive door will not always open. No obstructions. DVD Drive light flashes, but door will not open. Is ther some software conflict?

Don't know what make of opener you have, but make sure the eyes a pointing at each other.. On a Chamberlain product you should have one amber and one green. On a genie you should have a solid red light

It's not the hardest thing to fix in the world, but it probably will require you to open your XBox 360's case (if your warranty is expired or voided already). There are dozens of very good video tutorials around for opening the XBox, just search your favorite video site and find a video that matches your XBox case (Phat or Slim).

Ultimately, you'll need to unplug the SATA and power cables from the DVD drive, remove it from the case, and remove the four phillips screws. Once it's open, the rail and head assemble are very simple mechanisms. You should be able to see any obstructions easily as well as rail misalignment. Just reorient as needed and slide the head carefully along the rails to ensure free movement is possible. Reassemble the DVD drive and the XBox itself, then give it a try.

10 flashes mean sensors are obstructed... something is in the way of the door or they are not facing each other. Clear the obstruction or realign the door and it will work.

something may be obstructing the door, so pull the red emergency release handle and try to pull the door manually.if you cant move it manually, call for professional help

make sure all snow and debris are clear of the area where the door closes

if there are no obstructions, manually set the adjustment controls on the back side of the opener panel. weather can sometimes change the amount of force needed to open/close. adjust the setting with a screwdriver to no more than 260 degrees, about 3/4 of a turn

Windows10?
Remove the cd drive through the hardware menu and restart the pc. It will reinstall the cddrive. Perhaps this will work



open the computer, take carefully out the cd player at the end is an hole to manually open the tray. At least you can get out the dvd.

The only thing that will cause the main light to flash 10 times and the door to reverse to the open position is a sensor problem. Make sure the light on each sensor is on and not flickering ever so slightly. Make sure they are not moving when the door starts to close. Lights on sensors should not blink. One light should stay on constantly and the other sensors light should go off when you block the sensors.

Try a fine screwdriver or a needle they are much more sturdy than a paper clip and should yield better results. When you get the tray open give it a blast of compressed air to blow out any debris and see if you might have a tiny loading belt present, if yes make sure it is snug usually located underneath the loading door.

it has to do with a new hardware installation process....check IDE cable that they are correctly connected and try to check system setup so that the CMOS identifies both, primary & secondary devices....if not, u need to install a driver for the newly installed one....

Hi,
Do you use a mac or p.c.?
Ok....
shut down the system and restart
If the door still will not open you probably will need to open up your computer and disconnect the power to the drive -
gently pry open the drive door and check for obstructions
If it is an obstruction it probably had a cd/dvd it it for a really long time and they get hot and spin at very high RPMs and tend to bust the CD/DVD into pieces.
and last the drive is getting old - replace it. Thanks

if you obstruct the photo eye does the light flash ?