CD-ROM drive access light blinks every few seconds due to bus polling.
Cause:
This is not a problem and will not affect the performance of disk or CD-ROM drives. When 'Auto insert notification' is enabled or the computer contains a SCSI controller, Windows 95 will periodically poll the bus connected to the disk drive or CD-ROM drive to check for a diskette or CD-ROM. Periodic polling can occur with IDE, SCI, and proprietary CD-ROM drives, even if the computer is idle.
Solution:
In the 'Control Panel' window, double-click the 'System' icon and click the 'Device Manager' tab. Double-click the 'CDROM' icon and double-click the appropriate CD-ROM. Clear the 'Auto insert notification' check box and click 'OK'.
1) Click the 'Start' button to display the 'Start' menu.
2) Select 'Settings' and select 'Control Panel'. (The 'Control Panel' window appears.)
3) Double-click the 'System' icon. (The 'System Properties' dialog box appears.)
The 'System' icon
4) Click the 'Device Manager' tab. (The 'Device Manager' tabbed page appears.)
5) Double-click the 'CDROM' icon. (The branch expands and all CD-ROM devices are listed.)
6) Select the installed CD-ROM device and click 'Properties'. (The '<device> Properties' dialog box appears, where <device> is the name of the selected CD-ROM device.)
The 'Properties' button
7) Click the 'Settings' tab. (The 'Settings' tabbed page appears.)
8) Clear the 'Auto insert notification' check box.
The 'Auto insert notification' check box
NOTE: Clearing the 'Auto insert notification' check box will disable the automatic playing of CDs.
9) To accept the changes, click 'OK'.
10) Click 'OK' to close the 'System Properties' dialog box. (The 'System Settings Change' dialog box appears.)
11) Click 'Yes' to restart the computer and to have the changes to take effect.
