My Acer Aspire X3200 dvd drive won't open anymore, when I press the eject button it sounds as if the tray is hitting against something and just refuses to budge. The area around the disk tray is clear, theres nothing visible caught in it, and it hasn't been damaged in anyway, it just refuses to open.

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.

If you open Start Menu,Computer, DVD/CD rom, and right click, eject? If it is damaged or there is something in it you may have to remove it and clear the obstruction.

Whether you use your DVD drive to install software, make backups of your personal files or watch movies, having that drive onboard makes your computer more useful and more versatile.

While DVD drives function normally most of the time, sometimes a DVD will become stuck in the drive, and the tray will refuse to open.

Knowing what steps to take to resolve the situation allows you to start enjoying the advantages of the DVD drive again.

Log on to your computer and click the "Start" button. Choose "Shut down" from the menu and then choose "Restart." Wait for the computer to restart, then press the eject button repeatedly.

Remove the DVD if the drive pops out.

Since there is no hole skip this and go to cleaning the lens.
Shine a flashlight on the DVD tray and locate the small hole near the eject button.

This is the bypass hole and it allows you to eject a DVD when it becomes stuck.

Insert an unbent paper clip into the hole and push it in until you hear the DVD begin to spin. Push the paper clip in until the drive pops out.

Remove the DVD and insert another one.

Use the bypass hole again if the new DVD becomes stuck.

If the new DVD sticks as well, you need to clean the laser lens on the DVD drive.

Insert a laser lens cleaning DVD and close the tray.

Run the laser lens cleaning program at least three or four times to make sure the lens receives a thorough cleaning.

Restart your computer and insert a DVD to test the unit.

when you press eject dose the light blinks ??? if it blinks.. the it is getting power ,so you will have to get as paper clip, open it stright out and look for a tiny hold near eject button. in front of dvd. put paper clip in and push ,it will open the tray

1. There should be a button in the middle of the CDROM tray, click on it and it will eject the CDROM Tray.
2. Open My Computer> Right click on CD/DVDROM icon & click eject.

it is beacuse the power suply of dvd drive is good and the data supply is not connected..
take ur lappie to the acer's store to fix it
if u can open the outer cover of the laptop then open it and fix the cable of dvd drive

Since there is no external drive bay button on the Acer 5538, you either insert a paperclip or similar object into the pinhole on the optical drive door until it opens or...open the 'Start' menu, click 'Computer' (1/2-way down under the user picture), highlight the 'DVD RW drive' and mouse click 'eject' under the top-screen toolbar. I hope this helps.

If pressing the eject button does not eject the tray, look for the small pin hole on the cd drive and insert a paper clip to press that hole. It would manually eject your CD tray. Hope this helps.

you can find a little hole near to the eject button..insert a paper clip into it..then it will open...

Follow this solution below, or use a paperclip inserted into the tray hole and it will open for a temporary measure, or go to your drive in my computer, right click and select eject and see if it will open. Try also uninstaling your dvd in system properties, by right clicking and select delete, then restart pc to see if it's found again, but when the pc boots it should check the drive, you will notice the light on front of dvd light up, if not there is no power or the dvd is dead.