DVD Drive hanging system

Hi Everybody! Ive got an NEC 3500 DVD drive in my dual 1.25ghz system. It's got some kind of problem where after a period of time, sometimes a few seconds, sometimes a few minutes, sometimes several hours, the drive will become unresponsive, and any attempt by an app or the system to access the drive will render that application frozen and the only fix is to hold the power button and physically turn the machine off. It's totally intermittent! Sometimes, I will put in a disk and open it, then go to an enclosed folder, and the thing hangs. Sometimes, I can have a disk in there for hours and it will work just great. Ive tried all kinds of stuff and can't seem to find the problem, let alone the solution. Taking the drive out of the machine and putting it into a firewire case, it works fine, so it's got to be some kind of issue with the system. Any suggestions?

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I do not know what Windows operating system you are running. This will be important in resolving the issue. In the meantime, I welcome you to try the steps in this HP document: Resolving DVD and Blu-ray Movie Problems (Windows 7)
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Thanks for choosing the HP Forums. Have a great day!
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