stuck dvd drive

[Guest]

My dvd drive wont open...I have tried pulling off the casing of my computer
but it is impossible to get to the dvd that is stuck inside.Any suggestions?
P.s....there is no reset button.......

 

[peter]

Little hole in the front of the drive......insert a paperclip
that should open the drawer and you can retrieve your DVD bfore you go out
and buy a new unit to replace the broken one.
peter

 

[Guest]

Several people have said to do this paperclip trick...however there is no
little hole in the front of the drive...unless maybe you mean inside the
computer...because the front of my computer is solid and has no holes...lol

 

[lomaca]

My dvd drive wont open...I have tried pulling off the casing of my
computer
but it is impossible to get to the dvd that is stuck inside.Any
suggestions?
P.s....there is no reset button.......

There is a tiny hole in the front faceplate of the drive, "WITH the
COMP. OFF" push a straightened paperclip through.
May have to push fairly hard. "that's what that hole is there for! to
open a stuck tray)
Good luck

 

[lomaca]

Several people have said to do this paperclip trick...however there is
no
little hole in the front of the drive...unless maybe you mean inside
the
computer...because the front of my computer is solid and has no
holes...lol

:

Little hole in the front of the drive......insert a paperclip
that should open the drawer and you can retrieve your DVD bfore you go
out
and buy a new unit to replace the broken one.
peter

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"Those are my principles. If you don't like them I have others."
"dieter131" (e-mail address removed) wrote in message
My dvd drive wont open...I have tried pulling off the casing of my
computer
but it is impossible to get to the dvd that is stuck inside.Any
suggestions?
P.s....there is no reset button.......

In this case you will have to remove the drive first. The hole is there
all right but is probably hidden by the front casing of the computer.

 

[MAP]

Several people have said to do this paperclip trick...however there
is no little hole in the front of the drive...unless maybe you mean
inside the computer...because the front of my computer is solid and
has no holes...lol

Have you tried a simple reboot?
Doing a reboot will shutdown any program that has exclusive rights to that
drive and is not releasing it.