CD drive won't eject

[alice]

The eject button on my CD drive usually does nothing(on rare occasions
it does work). Also, chosing eject in any audio software does nothing.
Only the emergency eject hole using a paper clip will work. I have
replaced the drive 3 times now, and each one has this problem, so I
suspect either software or maybe there is some hardware on my mother
board that damages each one? Does anyone have any suggestions as to
what I can do as a permanent solution to this problem?

It also makes me wonder, why don't they make the emergency eject with
an easy to push button just like the other one? Is it so you don't
accidentally push it? But I never accidentally push the main one in the
first place. It would just make things easier, especially when that's
the only one that works.

 

[DatabaseBen]

there is.
straighten out a large paper clip or safety pin
and stick into that itty bitty hole on front
all the way until the drawer slides out...

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Try this...

Open My Computer | Right click your drive | Click Eject.

Then try this...

Straighten a paper clip, push the straight end into
the little (I mean small) hole on the front of the CD drive, there
will be a bit of resistance. Keep your hand out of the way. You
might consider doing this one with the computer turned OFF.

Eject CD or DVD drives

These two .vbs files will open the trays on D: and E: drives.

Copy the lines below into Notepad, not including the ---- parts.

Save as ejectD.vbs

-----------below this line----------------
Set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
Set MyComp=objShell.NameSpace(17)
Set CD=MyComp.ParseName("D:\")
Set Context=CD.Verbs
CD.InvokeVerb "E&ject"
-----------above this line----------------

Copy the lines below into Notepad, not including the ---- parts.

Save as ejectE.vbs

-----------below this line----------------
Set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
Set MyComp=objShell.NameSpace(17)
Set CD=MyComp.ParseName("E:\")
Set Context=CD.Verbs
CD.InvokeVerb "E&ject"
-----------above this line----------------

There is one difference in the two, ("D:\") and ("E:\") are the drive
letters. These can be changed to any CD or DVD drive letter.

You can move the .vbs files where ever you want.

You can also create shortcuts to both .vbs files.

Then just double click ejectD.vbs or ejectE.vbs to eject the drive. Or just
double click the shortcut to ejectD.vbs or ejectE.vbs to eject the drive.

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[Wesley Vogel]

If you have a 3rd party CD burning program running, something like InCD or
similar, that program may take over the Eject function.

If that is the case, stop the program. Or right click that program's
notification icon (by your clock) and select Eject from that program's menu.

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[alice]

I don't have a burning drive, and so I don't have any software like
that. I mostly use WMP.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

To eject a CD using Windows Media Player...
1. On the Play menu, click Eject.
2. If you have more than one CD-ROM drive, on the Play menu, point to Eject
and then click the drive from which you want to eject the CD.

Note
You can also use the Eject command to open and close your CD-ROM tray.
Click Eject once to open the tray and then click Eject again to close it.

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[alice]

To eject a CD using Windows Media Player...
1. On the Play menu, click Eject.
2. If you have more than one CD-ROM drive, on the Play menu, point to Eject
and then click the drive from which you want to eject the CD.

When I do this, nothing happens. It will not eject. That's what my post
is about, what do I do if this does not work? I've replaced the drive 3
times, and each one has the same problem every time.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Take your machine to a reputable computer repair shop.

I can't beleive that four different drives would all be screwed up that
badly.

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[Richard in AZ]

Before that, check that the drive will open and close, before you screw it into the case. You only
need to have the power cable attached for this check. Could be your case is twisting the drive when
you tighten the screws. You can even try this check with the unit outside the chassis.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Good call!

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[alice]

Before that, check that the drive will open and close, before you screw it into the case. You only
need to have the power cable attached for this check. Could be your case is twisting the drive when
you tighten the screws. You can even try this check with the unit outside the chassis.

I've tried that, they do work, and even once they are in they work
-sometimes- but not usually. Usually the first time I use it, I open it
up, put a disc in, it all works fine. Then when I'm done playing a CD,
I try to open it, and it won't open. Once I've eiher restarted the PC,
or ejected using the emergency button, then it will work again, maybe
once or twice, then it will be back to not opening. It's very
frustrating.