Can't Open Disc Drive + Weird Issue

Voldtekt

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New build, my optical disc drive won't open but pressing the button to open it will enter bios during booting.

During boot when given the option ~"Press Delete or F2 for Bios", if I try to open the disc drive, it goes to bios.

Motherboard: ASUS Prime Z370-A

 

Voldtekt

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Aug 30, 2016
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The only copy of windows I have is an install disc, so no. There is no OS on the machine right now.

Yes I know that I can make a usb bootable to install windows, but I'd also like to get to the bottom of why my disc drive is behaving weird
 
That is weird-are you sure the drive itself is operational? Perhaps (I've had it happen a couple of times) the eject mechanism is broken thats why it won't open. Some drives do have an override button, usually small hole requiring something fine like a needle to press, that will manually eject it. It may be an issue that could be easier to diagnose if you have a fully operational system so maybe do try and get a USB windows boot going.