Applied machines:
All ThinkPad R51; all ThinkPad R52; all ThinkPad T42; all ThinkPad T42p; and all ThinkPad X40.
Symptom description:
After inserting a CD or DVD, the drive could not pop up. The reason causing such a problem might be the confliction between IMAPI and IBM DLA.
How to let the problem recur?
The next steps could cause the problem that auto running CD or DVD fails to pop up. Invalidation frequency is close to 1/10.
1. System power on;
2. When Windows XP desktop appears, insert auto run CD or DVD.
3. Cancel installation menu, press popup button or choose “Pop up” in the drive properties, but the disc could not pop up.
Applied machines and system/test environment:
Any IBM ThinkPad or ThinkCentre system running Microsoft Windows XP and IBM DLA 4.95:
ThinkCentre A30 (type 2296, 8191, 8198, 8199, 8316, 8434)
ThinkCentre A50 (type 8084, 8085, 8089, 8090, 8126, 8147, 8148, 8149, 8174, 8175, 8176, 8177, 8178)
ThinkCentre A50p (type 8192, 8193, 8194, 8195, 8196, 8197, 8432, 8433)
ThinkCentre M50 (type 8128, 8185, 8186, 8187, 8188, 8189, 8190, 8413, 8414, 8415, 8430, 8431)
ThinkCentre M50e (type 8179)
ThinkCentre S50 (type 8086, 8087, 8088, 8094)
Thinkpad T42, T42p, R51, R51p, R52, X40, X41
Solution:
IBM product development department has already noticed the problem and rectified the problem together with some providers. Meanwhile, we have another solution for it:
Follow the next steps to take out the disc:
1. Double click the icon “My Computer”;
2. Right click on the CD/