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Title: stuck cd-rw
Post by: daveeb on June 04, 2005, 16:30

hi guys

i have a faulty cd-rw stuck in my dvd-rw drive.  it wont eject either by the eject button or the eject command in explorer.  its also slowing everything else down.  how can i get it out.  the fascia on the pc also covers the little hole to eject cd's in such cases.   :roll:

Title: stuck cd-rw
Post by: daveeb on June 04, 2005, 16:34

actually i can get to the hole.  what should i use to stick in it  :?

grr tried a really narrow screw driver, that doesnt do anything either   :cry:

Title: stuck cd-rw
Post by: Sandra on June 04, 2005, 16:39

Anything small enough Dave  :)

I have some really small watchmakers type screwdrivers and I find that the next to the smallest one fits, failing that try a paper clip opened up.
The bit you need to catch is often slightly off to one side so you may have to waggle it a bit as you push it in to contact it.

Sometimes just rebooting the pc will allow the eject button to work too  :)

Title: stuck cd-rw
Post by: daveeb on June 04, 2005, 16:46

sorted, turned off then rebooted and ejected it  immediately on booting.  phew
rewritables are really crap  :wink:

Title: stuck cd-rw
Post by: joudi on June 04, 2005, 16:58

Quote from: "Sandra"

Sometimes just rebooting the pc will allow the eject button to work too  :)

Yes Dave, that's the best thing to do. But you should press the eject button just when the boot sequence got started. Don't wait longer, because it might prevent you from ejecting it. (I think, if you wait long time, it'll be considered as part of the system, not as a separated CD. It wouldn't eject in certain cases.)     :roll:


Edited by me again:

Glad you got it sorted. I'm too slow in writing.    :(

Title: stuck cd-rw
Post by: daveeb on June 04, 2005, 19:45

Quote from: "Sandra"

Anything small enough Dave  :)

who told you :roll:

Title: stuck cd-rw
Post by: Simon on June 04, 2005, 20:20

Quote from: "Sandra"

Anything small enough Dave  :)

Quote from: "daveeb"

who told you :roll:

Sandra has spys everywhere!  (https://www.pc-pals.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Feasy.go.is%2Fhubs%2FFools%2FFoolsH_bath.gif&hash=21e1822a278dfdfeae87066ca3b0192c73100cfa)

Title: stuck cd-rw
Post by: sam on June 05, 2005, 00:07

especially in simons shower - but he loves it :-)

Title: stuck cd-rw
Post by: Simon on June 05, 2005, 08:46

I wondered what that small plane was that kept circling my window!  :ooo:  :lol:

Title: stuck cd-rw
Post by: sam on June 05, 2005, 10:55

thats just the feds, sandra has a livelink up to all your rooms.

Title: stuck cd-rw
Post by: Simon on June 05, 2005, 11:15

Gulp!  :blush2:

Title: stuck cd-rw
Post by: Dogsbody on June 05, 2005, 20:10

Quote from: "sam"

thats just the feds, sandra has a livelink up to all your rooms.

Be afraid Simon...........very afraid

  :shock:

DB

Title: stuck cd-rw
Post by: Reno on June 18, 2005, 23:39

Boss like to crapped his shorts when i force edjected a cd using a paperclip. When you do that you have to restart the machine right afterwards to get it to suck the tray back in, but its a handy trick.