Random blue screens when using CD drive

[imported_Neeraj]

If I insert any type of CD into my CD-RW (the only optical drive I have), the PC will randomly present a blue screen error at any time of its use. It could be working one minute and then just randomly blue-screen-error my PC. This usually happens when the CD drive is in use.

I have updated its firmware sucessfully, and this problem started happening a few months ago. When I first bought the drive it was fine for about a year. I doubt its damaged.

What else could it be?

Extra details: CD-RW: MSI CR52 - 52x/32x/52x
Is on its own IDE cable with nothing else attatched to it.
Replacing the cable doesn't help.

 

[sykopath79]

Have you tried changing out the drive to see if the issue persists with a different CD-ROM/RW drive? This should be your first step in troubleshooting this problem, so we can determine if it's a bad drive, or something else at the root of the problem.

Also, write down the STOP 0x_____ code from the BSOD next time you see it. Those STOP codes can help identify the problem