cd drive won't eject

[Richard]

Until today my cd-rw worked fine. Now when I try to manually eject with the
button on the base unit, and when I try to eject via any software program
nothing happens.

When I check the properties of the drive in system it says it is working
correctly. However, when using CD-EX for instance, it doesn't seem to be
reading the drive.

I have looked inside and nothing appears disconnected.

Now, I assume that the drive is broken, but if anyone has any ideas to the
contrary I would appreciate it very much!

 

[DaveW]

It has failed. Time for a new drive.

 

[Richard]

do you recommend fitting a new one myself (being a novice) or should I play
safe and get it installed?

thanks

 

[Michael Culley]

Depends how much of a novice you are.

 

[Michael Culley]

BTW, it isn't necessarily faulty. It is possible for software to disable the eject of the cd drive, although it is probably
unlikely. Power down your system completely (unplug it from the wall) wait a bit, plug it back in, turn it on and try to eject it
before windows loads (push the pause button to give yourself more time).

 

[Trent©]

Until today my cd-rw worked fine. Now when I try to manually eject with the
button on the base unit, and when I try to eject via any software program
nothing happens.

When I check the properties of the drive in system it says it is working
correctly. However, when using CD-EX for instance, it doesn't seem to be
reading the drive.

I have looked inside and nothing appears disconnected.

Now, I assume that the drive is broken, but if anyone has any ideas to the
contrary I would appreciate it very much!

There should be a little hole in the front of it. Push a paper clip
in there...and see if you can get it open. Maybe its a one-time jam.


Have a nice week...

Trent©

Dyslexics of the world ... UNTIE !

 

[Richard]

I've installed a new soundcard recently so I have a basic understanding.

 

[Richard]

No, it won't eject at anytime. It's not jammed either, no disk activity
occurs whatsoever

BTW, it isn't necessarily faulty. It is possible for software to disable

the eject of the cd drive, although it is probably

unlikely. Power down your system completely (unplug it from the wall) wait

a bit, plug it back in, turn it on and try to eject it

 

[half_pint]

Until today my cd-rw worked fine. Now when I try to manually eject with the
button on the base unit, and when I try to eject via any software program
nothing happens.

When I check the properties of the drive in system it says it is working
correctly. However, when using CD-EX for instance, it doesn't seem to be
reading the drive.

I have looked inside and nothing appears disconnected.

Now, I assume that the drive is broken, but if anyone has any ideas to the
contrary I would appreciate it very much!

Whats CD-EX? your ex-wife whos is also a cross-dresser.
Not a mind reader.

 

[kony]

I've installed a new soundcard recently so I have a basic understanding.

Relatively speaking, it's simple enough that anyone can do it.
Open case, see how current drive is installed (screwed or on rails),
remove it, and reverse procedure for installing new drive.

"Usually" drives have same jumper locations in addition to jumper
designations stamped on the back. Jumper new drive the same as old drive.
No bios settings need changed. If your burning software (like Roxio,
Nero, etc) was an OEM version it might be specific to a certain
manufacturer's drives, so you might need uninstall it and install the
software that comes with the (retail packaged) drive. Sometimes that
bundled software is too old to support the drive it's packaged with (oddly
enough) so in such cases you'd go to software manufacturer's website and
download, apply an update to support the new drive.

 

[Richard]

SOFTWARE WHICH i USE TO CONVERT MY CD'S INTO MP3'S
(oops caps!)

 

[half_pint]

Ah yes, how silly on me not to know the millions of
acronyms currently in use, I feel so dumb.

 

[Richard]

Good to see a genuine request for assistance is met with such a helpful
response.
FYI, I didn't see the need to explain what CD-EX was (that's the name of the
program, not an acronym), as I was basically saying how I had tried opeing
the drive via a program. Quite irrelevant what the program was, although I
suspect anyone with an ounce of intelligence would have realised it was a
program that had an option which allowed you to eject the drive from within
it. Sorry for being so vague. Now kindly disappear up your own arse. Oh
sorry, you appear to already be quite a way up there!

Thanks to the others who replied sensibly.

 

[Alex Hunsley]

Ah yes, how silly on me not to know the millions of
acronyms currently in use, I feel so dumb.

You're dumb for not knowing how to open google and type "cd-ex" to get a smart
answer to the question "what is CD-EX?"

alex

 

[half_pint]

You're dumb for not knowing how to open google and type "cd-ex" to get a smart
answer to the question "what is CD-EX?"

You a real dumb shithead for assuming that.


Only a brainless ****head introduces obscure acronyms into thier
posts without explaination. They are so wrapped up in there own
little world they do not realise there are people in the world apart form
them.

 

[half_pint]

Good to see a genuine request for assistance is met with such a helpful
response.
FYI, I didn't see the need to explain what CD-EX was (that's the name of the
program, not an acronym), as I was basically saying how I had tried opeing
the drive via a program. Quite irrelevant what the program was, although I
suspect anyone with an ounce of intelligence would have realised it was a
program that had an option which allowed you to eject the drive from within
it. Sorry for being so vague. Now kindly disappear up your own arse. Oh
sorry, you appear to already be quite a way up there!

Thanks to the others who replied sensibly.

But without the solution (which I have).

So you can go **** yourself now.

URABFST.

 

[kony]

You a real dumb shithead for assuming that.


Only a brainless ****head introduces obscure acronyms into thier
posts without explaination. They are so wrapped up in there own
little world they do not realise there are people in the world apart form
them.

It would've taken less time to just Google search CDEX than this attempt
to prove you're an ass.

 

[Trent©]

BTW, it isn't necessarily faulty. It is possible for software to disable the eject of the cd drive,

Very good point, Michael.

although it is probably
unlikely.

Not unlikely at all. I've seen it happen many times. Roxio...often
in competition with Nero on the same system...would often do this.

Power down your system completely (unplug it from the wall) wait a bit, plug it back in, turn it on and try to eject it
before windows loads (push the pause button to give yourself more time).

That procedure can also cause its own problems.

I've found the best way is to boot into a system disk...or with no
system disk at all. It isn't necessary to have drivers installed in
order to test this problem.

You brought up some good points.


Have a nice week...

Trent©

Dyslexics of the world ... UNTIE !

 

[Alex Hunsley]

You a real dumb shithead for assuming that.

So, you did know how to use google to find the answer to the question. And yet,
rather than just doing a quick search to find out what CD-EX was (if it
bothered you so much to know), you whine about not being a "mind-reader" and
start getting all sarcastic. Why? Because you enjoy creating conflict and being
an arse it would seem.

Only a brainless ****head introduces obscure acronyms into thier
posts without explaination.

Hint: This is a technical newsgroup on usenet. Mentioning the name of a piece
of software is quite normal. Being unable or unwilling to google for something
you don't understand/haven't heard of, and instead throwing the toys out of the
pram, is not normal.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=cd-ex gives a results page with
the top seven links, at least, leading you to CD-EX. Click on one of the links,
read the words that come up, process them and form an understanding. Try it,
you might like it. And you won't make a nob of yourself in public.

They are so wrapped up in there own
little world they do not realise there are people in the world apart form
them.

He was posting to usenet. Usenet is a worldwide distributed technology used by
millions of people to communicate. Your claim that "[people like him are] so
wrapped up in there [sic] own little world they do not realise there are people
in the world apart form them." is laughable.

 

[half_pint]

It would've taken less time to just Google search CDEX than this attempt
to prove you're an ass.

That is true, but that is for one occasion, by 'educating' the retard
I will save a considerable amount of thime in the future.

AISIASD