ME ......... have cd that wont eject

[lil_cyd]

I have a printing CD in the tray and now it wont eject out..... how do I get
it out now?

 

[webster72n]

"lil_cyd" <lil_cyd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:70412DE1-8B0D-4376-B2ED-3FBD01A7ED83@microsoft.com...
> I have a printing CD in the tray and now it wont eject out..... how do I
get
> it out now?

Isn't there a small pinhole of about 1/16th of an inch in diameter right
below the tray?
Supposedly insertion of any fitting pin should trigger the ejection of the
CD.
If no such emergency opening exists on your cd-frame, you would have to open
your case and probably replace the entire CD-Rom, unless you have a visible
obstruction which you can fix.
Just be careful when opening your box and make sure you are grounded.
Otherwise let the "Techy" do his thing.

Harry.

 

[Greegor]

Remove the drive unit. Carefully unplug both cables.
Try putting the drive on a known good power supply.
Connect no data cable, just power.
Try the eject button.
Jiggle it very slightly while it's cycling.
try the eject button.
Push drawer in slightly and release while it's cycling.

If you get the CD out, don't put a CD back in
until the eject button works reliably.

 

[Heirloom]

There may be some, but, I have never seen a CD drive that did not have the
"pin hole" eject just below the tray, on the face of the drive. Using a
straightened paperclip works as well as anything.
Heirloom, old and won't shed details on that process

"Greegor" <Greegor47@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:36e2ff76-7214-4e3d-9e1b-138cecb4b4fa@e4g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
> Remove the drive unit. Carefully unplug both cables.
> Try putting the drive on a known good power supply.
> Connect no data cable, just power.
> Try the eject button.
> Jiggle it very slightly while it's cycling.
> try the eject button.
> Push drawer in slightly and release while it's cycling.
>
> If you get the CD out, don't put a CD back in
> until the eject button works reliably.
>

 

[Mart]

Hi HL, I know of someone with a 'newer' laptop which has one of these fabric
fronted 'letterbox' self-ejecting type CD/DVD drives (no "pin hole"- or
tray!!.)

He got an 'eco-friendly' type DVD (super thin) stuck in it and eventually
recovered the DVD only after a great deal of patience, tilting the laptop at
various angles (possibly a problem with a desktop <g>) and continually
powering on and off till the thing spewed.

Be warned!

Mart


"Heirloom" <nobodyhome@noplacelike.hom> wrote in message
news:ecyHJ13NIHA.3556@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> There may be some, but, I have never seen a CD drive that did not have the
> "pin hole" eject just below the tray, on the face of the drive. Using a
> straightened paperclip works as well as anything.
> Heirloom, old and won't shed details on that
> process
>
> "Greegor" <Greegor47@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:36e2ff76-7214-4e3d-9e1b-138cecb4b4fa@e4g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>> Remove the drive unit. Carefully unplug both cables.
>> Try putting the drive on a known good power supply.
>> Connect no data cable, just power.
>> Try the eject button.
>> Jiggle it very slightly while it's cycling.
>> try the eject button.
>> Push drawer in slightly and release while it's cycling.
>>
>> If you get the CD out, don't put a CD back in
>> until the eject button works reliably.
>>
>
>

 

[Heirloom]

My wifes laptop simply has a button that makes the tray eject. Of course,
if there is a warped or cocked disc in the tray, that would be another
story...possibly one without a happy ending. On a 'real' computer, a
desktop, I have never seen one without the pinhole eject feature.
Heirloom, old and good to read your face again Mart!!

"Mart" <mart(NoSpam)@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
news:uNjly44NIHA.5224@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Hi HL, I know of someone with a 'newer' laptop which has one of these
> fabric fronted 'letterbox' self-ejecting type CD/DVD drives (no "pin
> hole"- or tray!!.)
>
> He got an 'eco-friendly' type DVD (super thin) stuck in it and eventually
> recovered the DVD only after a great deal of patience, tilting the laptop
> at various angles (possibly a problem with a desktop <g>) and continually
> powering on and off till the thing spewed.
>
> Be warned!
>
> Mart
>
>
> "Heirloom" <nobodyhome@noplacelike.hom> wrote in message
> news:ecyHJ13NIHA.3556@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> There may be some, but, I have never seen a CD drive that did not have
>> the "pin hole" eject just below the tray, on the face of the drive.
>> Using a straightened paperclip works as well as anything.
>> Heirloom, old and won't shed details on that
>> process
>>
>> "Greegor" <Greegor47@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:36e2ff76-7214-4e3d-9e1b-138cecb4b4fa@e4g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>>> Remove the drive unit. Carefully unplug both cables.
>>> Try putting the drive on a known good power supply.
>>> Connect no data cable, just power.
>>> Try the eject button.
>>> Jiggle it very slightly while it's cycling.
>>> try the eject button.
>>> Push drawer in slightly and release while it's cycling.
>>>
>>> If you get the CD out, don't put a CD back in
>>> until the eject button works reliably.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

 

[Mart]

> Heirloom, old and good to read your face again Mart!!

Yours too HL, I keep a regular eye-out on the WinMe groups and although may
not respond as frequently, I do like to watch for your tags. They're (still)
Magic!

However, regarding the 'toy' laptop (as opposed to the 'real') PC's, it
would appear that the technical term for letterbox, tray-less, pinhole-less
CD-ROMS is a "slot-in mechanism" with their 'selling feature' being a
"highly convenient functionality" with an "extremely easy media load"

No mention of a jammed disk though <g>

No wonder they spin <vbg>

Mart


"Heirloom" <nobodyhome@noplacelike.hom> wrote in message
news:u%23NU815NIHA.4688@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> My wifes laptop simply has a button that makes the tray eject. Of course,
> if there is a warped or cocked disc in the tray, that would be another
> story...possibly one without a happy ending. On a 'real' computer, a
> desktop, I have never seen one without the pinhole eject feature.
> Heirloom, old and good to read your face again Mart!!
>
> "Mart" <mart(NoSpam)@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
> news:uNjly44NIHA.5224@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Hi HL, I know of someone with a 'newer' laptop which has one of these
>> fabric fronted 'letterbox' self-ejecting type CD/DVD drives (no "pin
>> hole"- or tray!!.)
>>
>> He got an 'eco-friendly' type DVD (super thin) stuck in it and eventually
>> recovered the DVD only after a great deal of patience, tilting the laptop
>> at various angles (possibly a problem with a desktop <g>) and continually
>> powering on and off till the thing spewed.
>>
>> Be warned!
>>
>> Mart
>>
>>
>> "Heirloom" <nobodyhome@noplacelike.hom> wrote in message
>> news:ecyHJ13NIHA.3556@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> There may be some, but, I have never seen a CD drive that did not have
>>> the "pin hole" eject just below the tray, on the face of the drive.
>>> Using a straightened paperclip works as well as anything.
>>> Heirloom, old and won't shed details on that
>>> process
>>>
>>> "Greegor" <Greegor47@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:36e2ff76-7214-4e3d-9e1b-138cecb4b4fa@e4g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>>>> Remove the drive unit. Carefully unplug both cables.
>>>> Try putting the drive on a known good power supply.
>>>> Connect no data cable, just power.
>>>> Try the eject button.
>>>> Jiggle it very slightly while it's cycling.
>>>> try the eject button.
>>>> Push drawer in slightly and release while it's cycling.
>>>>
>>>> If you get the CD out, don't put a CD back in
>>>> until the eject button works reliably.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

 

[Heirloom]

LOL, Mart.
Heirloom, old and hate when my drawers get jammed

"Mart" <mart(NoSpam)@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
news:OlGZ3Z6NIHA.3916@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Heirloom, old and good to read your face again Mart!!
>
> Yours too HL, I keep a regular eye-out on the WinMe groups and although
> may not respond as frequently, I do like to watch for your tags. They're
> (still) Magic!
>
> However, regarding the 'toy' laptop (as opposed to the 'real') PC's, it
> would appear that the technical term for letterbox, tray-less,
> pinhole-less CD-ROMS is a "slot-in mechanism" with their 'selling feature'
> being a "highly convenient functionality" with an "extremely easy media
> load"
>
> No mention of a jammed disk though <g>
>
> No wonder they spin <vbg>
>
> Mart

 

[Joan Archer]

ROFL
Joan

"Heirloom" <nobodyhome@noplacelike.hom> wrote in message
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> LOL, Mart.
> Heirloom, old and hate when my drawers get jammed
>
> "Mart" <mart(NoSpam)@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
> news:OlGZ3Z6NIHA.3916@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> Heirloom, old and good to read your face again Mart!!
>>
>> Yours too HL, I keep a regular eye-out on the WinMe groups and although
>> may not respond as frequently, I do like to watch for your tags. They're
>> (still) Magic!
>>
>> However, regarding the 'toy' laptop (as opposed to the 'real') PC's, it
>> would appear that the technical term for letterbox, tray-less,
>> pinhole-less CD-ROMS is a "slot-in mechanism" with their 'selling
>> feature' being a "highly convenient functionality" with an "extremely
>> easy media load"
>>
>> No mention of a jammed disk though <g>
>>
>> No wonder they spin <vbg>
>>
>> Mart
>
>

 

[Mart]

> ROFL
> Joan

Ditto

Mart

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[llanalott@yahoo.com]

Heirloom wrote:
> There may be some, but, I have never seen a CD drive that did not have the
> "pin hole" eject just below the tray, on the face of the drive. Using a
> straightened paperclip works as well as anything.
> Heirloom, old and won't shed details on that process
>
I have bent paperclips scattered around that were used for this
purpose.