drive stuck

[I can't find an appropriate NG to post this, and some of you have always
been very helpful.]

(Dell 2 GHz computer, Win XP) The DVD drive does not eject. At first just
the eject button did not work (for a few weeks), now using "eject" in Win
Explorer does not work either. (The CD R/W works fine). Any suggestions?

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Alan Justice
http://home.earthlink.net/~wildlifepaparazzi/

On 01 Dec 2010 in rec.photo.equipment.35mm, Alan Justice wrote:

(Dell 2 GHz computer, Win XP) The DVD drive does not eject. At
first just the eject button did not work (for a few weeks), now
using "eject" in Win Explorer does not work either. (The CD R/W
works fine). Any suggestions?

There should be a little hole on the front of the drive, roughly the
diameter of a paper clip. Use the clip to release the disk in the
drive. Then if the unit is under warranty, get on the phone to Dell;
otherwise, if you still need the drive, drop down to your local
computer parts store and pick one up. In the US anyway, it should
(depending on features) cost $20-50 dollars, and it'll take about 10
minutes to replace.

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Joe Makowiec
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Email: http://makowiec.org/contact/?Joe
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"Joe Makowiec" wrote in message
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On 01 Dec 2010 in rec.photo.equipment.35mm, Alan Justice wrote:

(Dell 2 GHz computer, Win XP) The DVD drive does not eject. At
first just the eject button did not work (for a few weeks), now
using "eject" in Win Explorer does not work either. (The CD R/W
works fine). Any suggestions?

There should be a little hole on the front of the drive, roughly the
diameter of a paper clip. Use the clip to release the disk in the
drive. Then if the unit is under warranty, get on the phone to Dell;
otherwise, if you still need the drive, drop down to your local
computer parts store and pick one up. In the US anyway, it should
(depending on features) cost $20-50 dollars, and it'll take about 10
minutes to replace.

--
Joe Makowiec
http://makowiec.org/
Email: http://makowiec.org/contact/?Joe
Usenet Improvement Project: http://twovoyagers.com/improve-usenet.org/

And I've had a drive that's been sticky like that for several years. I keep
a straightened out paper clip near the computer to eject the disk.

Ken Hart