Dvd Drive Won't Stay Closed.

Hello, 
I am having an issue with a HP ZBook, Windows 8.1 64bit
Processor:Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4210M CPU @ 2.60GHz
RAM: 8.00GB
BIOS:rev. 1.08
The issue is that everytime I close my Cd drive it keeps poping back open. It will whirl for about a minute or two then stop and pop back open this computer was on a fresh install and it still happened. 
If this is a previous known issue I did not find a solution existing on the forums. 
Any help is appreciated. 
Thankyou for your help in advanced. 

It generally means the drive needs to be replaced. That is a pretty new laptop and I am thinking it is likely still under warranty. Replacing the DVD drive is pretty easy and HP will likely just send you a new drive for a self-help swap and ask you to return the defective one. Let us know if you want a link to installation instructions. 

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