There are many possible reasons why your CD drive might keep trying to read a disk, even after you’ve ejected it. One possibility is that there is a physical obstruction preventing the disk from being ejected. Another possibility is that the disk is dirty or scratched, causing the drive to misinterpret the data it is reading. In some cases, a software issue might be causing the drive to keep trying to access the disk.

If your CD drive is constantly trying to read a disk, the first thing you should do is check for any physical obstructions that might be …