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| Thread ID: 69821 | 2006-06-13 11:11:00 | cd drive wont open | jonp (7517) | Press F1 |
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| 462795 | 2006-06-13 11:11:00 | i press the button. it makes a clunk but nothing happens. Any ideas ? Cheers |
jonp (7517) | ||
| 462796 | 2006-06-13 11:17:00 | Have you got a CD stuck in the drive? Try using the manual release option. There should be a tiny pin hole on the front. If you unfold a paperclip, try pushing it into this hole and see if you can manually release the door. | Jen (38) | ||
| 462797 | 2006-06-13 11:27:00 | thanks jen i opened it using the manual release thingy and there is no cd in there. when i close it will reopen if i push the button before it shuts entirely. if it does shut then its back to the manual method. |
jonp (7517) | ||
| 462798 | 2006-06-13 11:29:00 | Sounds like a faulty drive mechanism. Maybe time for a new CD drive or even upgrade to a DVD/CD combo drive? | Jen (38) | ||
| 462799 | 2006-06-13 12:48:00 | Try this... Open 'My Computer' > right click on the 'drive' > choose 'eject' .. See if that works .... It does for me (Under 98SE) Regards. :) |
DUNK (1527) | ||
| 462800 | 2006-06-13 13:12:00 | my old cyberdrive CW038D does that. It will open if I leave a disc in there, but if I don't, it needs a paperclip. I disassembled it once but couldn't find anything obvious..... If getting it open with a paperclip doesn't fix it straight off, take it back if it's still under warranty. If not, why not get a dvd-writer? - you can get ones that do everything for $65 new |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 462801 | 2006-06-13 17:13:00 | Has anyone else access to your puter? I had my wife, who cannot reset the clock on a vcr, try to play a dvd in one of my drives once . It spun up so fast that it blew the disc into smitherines . She had a local child (we import them for various purposes), and he cleaned it out so well I didn't know what happened . The pinhole worked to open, but after I disassembled the unit, I found lots of disc shards inside . Cleaned it as best I could and it is still working today . I also kept the wife . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 462802 | 2006-06-13 20:08:00 | I know this sounds butcherish, but it works for me - I have a cyberdrive dvd reader, does the same thing, just clunks when you try and open it sometimes . . . I have settled on the high tech method of giving the case a firm tap just above the drive and voila it opens every time . I know its not permanent but if you dont want to buy a new one . . . alternatively you could get a new dvd-rw for about $80 | straitjacket (9698) | ||
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