rome total war question

[Rosacrux]

Nope, never installed VD software on that machine... I closed all running programs anyway (kept only the very vital XP functions, to make sure it ain't SW issue)... yet something else funny is happening. I assembled this machine myself only two months ago (and while I was - and still am - rather short on spare time) and I had two drives, a CD-RW and DVD, from my previous machine I used to build the current.

Well, I never managed to make the DVD work! Every time I connect it, it reboots the system incosistently! I tried half a dozen times, changed jumpers, settings, BIOS - to no good. Then I just gave up and kept the DVD disconnected with the system. Now I am operating only with the CD-RW and looking forward for a free weekend to start fiddling around with it again.

Does this have to do anything with it, perhaps?