BSOD possible cdrom drive

[unity311unity]

So I had repeatedly been getting a blue screen of death, and was thinking it may be the CD-ROM drive causing it. So, I opened the laptop, removed the CD-ROM drive, and now the blue screen message is not popping up. My question is, is it conceivable that replacing this CD-ROM will fix the problem, or is it likely something internal related to the CD-ROM that's causing the problem, and it will happen regardless of how many different CD-ROMs I try?

If any additional information is needed to help diagnose the problem, let me know. Thanks in advance.

 

[lamo]

laptop model? which os? what's the error code?

 

[unity311unity]

Acer Aspire 5100 running Windows XP Pro. I'm not really concerned about the error itself, because I know that this is the problem. My question is, is it possible for a CD-ROM drive itself to go bad on a laptop since it's not really "connected" to anything?

P.S. Can the mod change the title? I am not concerned about the BSOD itself.