benq drive that won't stay closed

[PspKicks316]

I didn't read anything except for Matt's last post...

The power led directly correlates with the drive status.
There's a wire on the DVD cable that has either 3v3 running through it (closed) or 0v (open).

My guess is that the problem is that wire is dead and is staying at 0v which means the 360 keeps the drive tray open (the drive itself opens the tray when that line is 0v).

I think the 360's eject button (based on how the drive acts) is a NC Tact switch. That is, the 3v3 is always connected to the drive and when it's cut (pressed) it triggers the opening. That depends on if the button is directly wired to the DVD drive connector.
It could also be a grounded switch which triggers it.

I'm too tired to think about this right now, but would there be a simple way of wiring up the eject button and DVD connector so that there's 3v3 running to the drive and then when the button is pressed, it cuts it?

This would mimic how the drive works, and since it looks like the 3v3 line is dead on the connector, this should effectively fix the problem.

Any thoughts?

[jrfhoutx]

My guess is that the problem is that wire is dead
Any thoughts?

that was kinda one of my first thoughts, I said to actually put a meter to each wire in the dvd cable and check for continuity and resistance. sometimes the wires can burn out, also sometimes the wires can get pulled from the connector on removal, they look like they're in place but really aren't and don't provide a good connection...

[PspKicks316]

Ah, sorry. Like I said I didn't read anything else lol

[jrfhoutx]

Ah, sorry. Like I said I didn't read anything else lol

it's cool

so what ever came of this? did it ever get figured out krazy?

[krazyone2006]

no haven't figured it out yet just walked in the door had alot of appointments today fun fun fun i'm going to take another look at it in a bit gonna eat first and take of a few other things  LOL and taco bell 5 layer beef buritos are calling my name LOL