on my laptop it opened the other day and theres a cd in it but now i cant get it out...

any ideas?? i havent touched it and the laptop is only 6 months old, its a dell...

abit baffled...

thanks katie x

 

open 'my computer', right click on your cd drive and left click on 'eject'. If that dont work, try a hammer

 

if that fails (before hitting with a hammer) try turning the laptop off and back on again. then try ejecting.

 

sitck a paperclip in the small hole in the side of the drive and you can open it manually.

 

it didnt work.... i think im going to cry look im crying

thanks for ur help.... im abit stuck now as i need to make a cd of some photos for someone for the weekend.... why do these things always happen at the most inconvenient times...

will i ahve to send it back to dell???

 

pair of pliers


dont send it back to Dell, you wont see it for a year

 

Is there a tiny pinhole anywhere on the cover of the cd drive? If so, extend a paperclip and push it in et voila. This is the case on 99% of normal cd drives but i'm not sure about laptops..

 

yes it does work on laptops

did you already try this?

 

woohooo... its open... thanks guys... the magic pin hole worked a treat...

but now how do i get it to do it automatically?? or do i have to sellotape a pin to my laptop?

 

oh.. can i take it to a normal computer repairs shop or will it cost me a fortune??

 

try the cd in again it may have just been stuck. If it doesnt work just use the pin hole trick till you can get it sorted

 

yeh i tried.... something seems broken... theres not that resistance when u open or shut it.... so whatever mechanisms does the automatic eject and shut has broken.. but i dont know how as i havent done anything to it!!

 

Admit it, you slammed it shut and broke it

 

Ummmmm i'm telling you broke it

it shouldnt take too long to get repaired they will just take the drive out whole and replace it. Dont know the procedure with Dell though if you cna just take it somewhere it wounnt take 10 mins to swap the drives over.

 

hehe no!!! i promise... computers have a mind of their own, but this is really annoying grrr grrr grrr