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

[Guest lil_cyd]

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

it out now?

[Guest webster72n]

Re: ME ......... have cd that wont eject

 

 

"lil_cyd" <lil_cyd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> 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.

[Guest Greegor]

Re: ME ......... have cd that wont eject

 

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.

[Guest Heirloom]

Re: ME ......... have cd that wont eject

 

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

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> 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.

>

[Guest Mart]

Re: ME ......... have cd that wont eject

 

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

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> 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.

>>

>

>

[Guest Heirloom]

Re: ME ......... have cd that wont eject

 

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

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> 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.

>>>

>>

>>

>

>

[Guest Mart]

Re: ME ......... have cd that wont eject

 

> 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

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> 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.

>>>>

>>>

>>>

>>

>>

>

>

[Guest Heirloom]

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LOL, Mart.

Heirloom, old and hate when my drawers get jammed

 

"Mart" <mart(NoSpam)@nospam.nospam> wrote in message

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>> 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

[Guest Joan Archer]

Re: ME ......... have cd that wont eject

 

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

>

>

[Guest Mart]

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> ROFL

> Joan

 

Ditto

 

Mart

 

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[Guest llanalott@yahoo.com]

Re: ME ......... have cd that wont eject

 

 

 

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.