cd won't come out

I have always had to restart my computer to get my cd out.Any help

Just below the CD\DVD tray there is a manual release hole just use a pi
or similar to open the drive

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dmex

On many CD and DVD drives there is a small hole in the front panel where you
can insert a thin object that will eject the tray.

"buddy" <> wrote in message
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> I have always had to restart my computer to get my cd out.Any help

Thank you, but there isn't any place like that.

"Gary Mount" wrote:

> On many CD and DVD drives there is a small hole in the front panel where you
> can insert a thin object that will eject the tray.
>
> "buddy" <> wrote in message
> news:1A9B7A92-6604-4C15-91E6-...
> > I have always had to restart my computer to get my cd out.Any help
>
>

I know this sounds really dumb, but there is no little hole

"dmex" wrote:

>
> Just below the CD\DVD tray there is a manual release hole just use a pin
> or similar to open the drive.
>
>
> --
> dmex
>

What brand is your DVD/CD drive?

I have one LG DVD-ROM/CD-RW and a LiteOn DVD-RW/CD-RW drive and both have
the "release" hole.

Do you have the instruction manual - perhaps it gives tips on how to open
the drive in such a situation (if not a user manual, then the drive's
manufacturer website?

"buddy" <> wrote in message
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> Thank you, but there isn't any place like that.
>
> "Gary Mount" wrote:
>
>> On many CD and DVD drives there is a small hole in the front panel where
>> you
>> can insert a thin object that will eject the tray.
>>
>> "buddy" <> wrote in message
>> news:1A9B7A92-6604-4C15-91E6-...
>> > I have always had to restart my computer to get my cd out.Any help
>>
>>

there is a small hole as described. I use a straightened paper clip to eject
stuck trays.
the hole is very small, but I have yet yo see a CD/DVD deck without one.
But I only maintain 250 machines...

sometimes the button on the deck will go bad, but sometimes the CD can be
ejected by opening My Computer, right clicking on the offending drive and
selecting EJECT from the menu.

"buddy" <> wrote in message
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>I have always had to restart my computer to get my cd out.Any help

Thank you, I went in on my computer and it worked.

"Not Me" wrote:

> there is a small hole as described. I use a straightened paper clip to eject
> stuck trays.
> the hole is very small, but I have yet yo see a CD/DVD deck without one.
> But I only maintain 250 machines...
>
> sometimes the button on the deck will go bad, but sometimes the CD can be
> ejected by opening My Computer, right clicking on the offending drive and
> selecting EJECT from the menu.
>
> "buddy" <> wrote in message
> news:1A9B7A92-6604-4C15-91E6-...
> >I have always had to restart my computer to get my cd out.Any help
>
>
>

Is this a Vista issue? Any long term solution? My Gateway is less than a
week old.

Like buddy, I don't see a hole but ejected the CD through My Computer,
after a few tries.

"buddy" wrote:

> Thank you, but there isn't any place like that.
>
> "Gary Mount" wrote:
>
> > On many CD and DVD drives there is a small hole in the front panel where you
> > can insert a thin object that will eject the tray.
> >
> > "buddy" <> wrote in message
> > news:1A9B7A92-6604-4C15-91E6-...
> > > I have always had to restart my computer to get my cd out.Any help
> >
> >