Eject for optical drive won't open - Medion Computers & Internet

If there is no "Open" button for the drive then normally they are opened by pushing on the DVD/CD tray itself momentarily. It only needs a short positive push and the drive tray should slide out.

I'm pretty sure that model of laptop doesn't have a CD-ROM, or any optical media drive, could be your problem.

If you have an external one connected, there should be a button on the external device, alternatively open "My Computer" and right click on the optical drive and select "Eject" to eject the tray.

Hope this helps.

CD / DVD and most optical drives - Manual eject by sticking a straightened paperclip in the tiny hole and gently push open.

if you look on the drawer you will see a little hole.push a pin in the hole and the drawer will open.

Yes there is. Open My computer and right click the CD ROM Drive icon and click Eject. This way you can eject your Optical Drive Tray.

There are a couple of issues that can cause the tray of an internal optical drive to stay closed when you press the drive's eject button. One: there is no power to the drive. If the drive does not show up in the list of discs in the computer, this could be your problem. (In any Windows OS, click Start > Computer (My Computer) or double left click the icon for Computer.) You will need to open the computer and check that the power cable is fully seated and oriented correctly (it won't fit the wrong way). For a desktop, an IDE drive uses a 4 pin power connector. A SATA drive uses a 15 pin power connector. If your power supply has additional power connections for the type of drive, try a different connector. If the power connector has a 4 pin to 15 pin adapter, make sure this is fully seated. (Try a new adapter.) If that doesn't help, make sure that the power supply is providing enough power for all devices. The second problem may be failure of the open/close mechanism.

I recently had an optical drive that slowly had the open/close mechanism fail. At first the eject button wouldn't work when there was no disc in the drive; using the Eject option from the OS did work. Then the OS eject stopped working consistently and it wouldn't eject with a disc in the drive. I used the Emergency ejection option (straighten a paperclip)to check for a problem with dirt in the mechanism or the belt slipping and then put a disc in the drive. Replacing the drive was my final solution. (A new CD/DVD burner is under $20; thus it wasn't worth my time to fix the mechanism on a 5+ year old optical drive.)

Some Lite-On (and related OEM) drives develop this problem early. For these drives, the problem is that the magnet that holds the optical disc in place actually blocks the drive tray. The solution that some find works, is to remove the optical drive and open the outer-case of the unit. (This should be avoided if the drive is still under warranty.) There is a circular section in the case and that is the section that you want to access. Pull out the magnet and make two circles of duct tape just slightly smaller than the magnet. Stick a nail through the center of the circles. (You need the hole to make sure that it still functions correctly. The circles are smaller than the magnet to avoid getting adhesive inside the optical drive.) Stick one of the circles to the magnet (and then put the second circle on top of that). Replace the magnet and close the case of the optical drive. Replace the drive in the computer. Plug in the data and power cables and close the computer back up. Make sure that the data cable is still firmly connected to the motherboard before closing the case. (Note: be careful to stay grounded relative to the computer case when you remove the drive and then replace it.)

The SE-S164L is an external drive, so you may not have given the correct model. Please add a comment with the model optical drive in your computer. Slot-loading drives require a different trouble-shooting routine.

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells

Hi,

Try to check if you have a small hole on the optical drive (cd / dvd drive). If you see a small hole, use a paper clip to manually eject the disc. Reloading the BIOS default settings of your computer can also help.

Hope this can solve your concern.

Mac OS 9.2

• Press the Eject key on Apple Pro Keyboard
• To open the second optical drive on a Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) computer, press Option-Eject on the Apple Pro Keyboard.
• Open the Eject application found in the Eject Extras folder. The Eject Extras folder is located in the Apple Extras folder on the CD.
• Click the iTunes eject button (see Figure 1).
• Hold down the mouse button when you hear the startup sound as the computer restarts.
• Start up from Mac OS X and customize the toolbar with an eject button.

Mac OS X

• In the Finder, Choose View > Customize Toolbar. In the window that appears, drag the Eject button to the toolbar, then click Done. Select the disc you want to eject in the Finder window, then click the Eject button in the toolbar.
• Press the Eject key on the Apple Pro Keyboard.
• To open the second optical drive on a Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) computer, press Option-Eject on the Apple Pro Keyboard.
• If you have a keyboard without an eject key, press F12 (under Mac OS X 10.1 and later). Note: You must press the F12 key longer to prevent the tray from accidentally opening.
• Click the eject button in iTunes (illustrated in Figure 1).
• Hold down the mouse button when you hear the startup sound as the computer restarts.
• Start up from Mac OS 9.2 and follow the options in the section above.

If the button on the optical disk drive no longer work, then you can attempt to open the drive two different ways. You can open "Computer" by pressing the "Windows Key + E" or just opening it from the start menu. Right click your optical drive and then select, "Eject...".
If that doesn't work, take a paper clip and unfurl one end. Then, on the optical drive cover, look for a tiny hole, just big enough for the paper clip end to fit into. Press the paper clip into the hole until it pops out. I hope this help.

You might have a bad drive,have you tried removing the drive and re-inserting it? You can get replacement drives on ebay or you can also look at surpluscomputers.com they sometimes have them cheap.