Stuck CD – Force Eject
Force Eject A Stuck Disc.
Diy Computer Repairs shows you how to force eject your drive. Ejecting of the drive can be done without connecting the drive to any power source.
What do you do if your CD is stuck in the drive? Pressing the eject button on the drive does not work. Right click on the drive and select the eject option fails as well. Perhaps rebooting may help. If all 3 ideas do not get the disc out of the drive, this is the time where many may resort to violence to pry open the disc drive in order to get the disc out. This is not a very good approach as violence cannot solve anything. Once you decide to take that approach, you can be prepared to buy a new drive since the drive is bound to be taken apart by you, the disc may be damaged as well during the process of extraction.
There’s actually a software that can attempt to force eject the drive even if it is in use. Go to adynis.go.ro. Download the eject CD software and install it. Start the software from the start menu and click on the icon in the system tray at the lower right-hand side of the screen. Click on the red arrow pointing to the right and the software will attempt to eject the drive.
If that fails, you will need to try to eject the drive manually. You will need to shut down the computer before you work on it. Look for an object that has a sharp end around 1mm in size. A paper clip will do just fine. Inspect the drive for a small 1mm hole. This hole can even be under the drive. Insert the end of the paper clip into the hole. Go all the way till the end of the hole and push a little more. The tray will eject slightly and now you will need to use your hand to pull the tray out and retrieve your disc.
Do not pull the tray by force if it is not released at all. The tray is locked in place and you will end up breaking the whole drive. A tray that has been released can be easily pulled out gently with your fingers. Using this method to eject your disc means that there will be no physical damage on the drive and you can proceed to do an exchange for this faulty drive.
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How many drives did I break before I read this? Too many but not any more… I’ve got the paper clip ready….
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I did not know about any software which can eject a CD even when it is in use. I used second option to eject a CD forfully. I used a pin n was put in the hole near the eject button and push, the drive was come out and I was pull the drive and then after removing the disk again push it. Thanks for sharing minor but such a wonderful information.
Forget the software bit. Just use a paperclip. It’s much cheaper.