Satellite P50T-A016 DVD turns on perioically when computer is idle

Hello,
When the computer is idle, I have noticed that my new Satellite P50T-A016 laptop is DVD drive turns on and checks for a disc is present. I want to prevent this behaviour, however I am unsure if it is OS (windows 8.1) or an installed program. What is triggering this DVD drive activation? How can I identify what is causing this behaviour?
Regards
Graham

Yes, when the TPCH service is disabled/stop, the periodic activation of the DVD drive stops.
When the "PC Health monitor" application is started, the TPCH service is automatically restarted. Looking at the application, it gives no information about the "health" of DVD drive, yet it checks the DVD drive. Strange. It would be nice for the "PC Health monitor" application to have a setting that can disable the DVD checking.
Thanks for the information.
Grazza

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