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If I push the button in the front of my computer for my cd-rom drive to open up the light blinks and the draw does not come out. I went ...
  1. 03-01-2009 #1
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    cd-rom will not open

    If I push the button in the front of my computer for my cd-rom drive to open up the light blinks and the draw does not come out. I went to root in suse 10 and clicked eject for the cd-rom and again the light just blinked instead of staying on and the draw stayed closed.

    I am wondering if removing my windows xp os had anything to do with this or if there is just a bad connection or if I need to have the drive cleaned or replaced.

    Any thoughts about this, please?
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    It's jammed.

    Look if there is a small hole on the face, one millimeter in diameter. If so, stick a needle in it. This will override the lock and it should spring open.
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    It might be because it's mounted. If there is an icon for it on your desktop or in your file manager, right click and select unmount or eject.
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    I think it that case eject would have complained.

    From the eject man:
    "If the device is currently mounted, it is unmounted before ejecting."
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    Quote Originally Posted by GNU-Fan View Post
    I think it that case eject would have complained.

    From the eject man:
    "If the device is currently mounted, it is unmounted before ejecting."
    You could be right, I have just re-read Cousin Lucky's original post and it seems he tried that in Suse. I missed that on the first read.
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    Thanks Gentlemen!! A paperclip got the draw unlocked. I sprayed some graphite in there and it worked for a while then got stuck again. What makes it do that?
    I put a cleaner cd in and ran it; but the tray stuck once again.
    I found a little plastic piece on the underside of the tray where the hole is that looked like a catch and put a little silicon lubricant on it. Tray works fine now. Thanks Again!!
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