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Here’s how you can remove a CD or DVD disc from a not working laptop. Let’s say the laptop will not turn on but there is a CD or DVD disc stuck inside the optical drive and you want to get it out. Also, you can use these instructions if the laptop itself is working fine but the CD/DVD drive is broken and it will not open up when you press the button. I think most people know this trick but some don’t.
All you need is a paper clip straightened out as it shown on the picture.
As an example I’ll take my IBM ThinkPad T42 laptop. There is a small hole located on the front panel close to the eject button. Insert the paper clip inside the hole and slowly push it in.
The CD/DVD drive will open up. Now you can remove the disc and close the drive.
All laptop CD/DVD drives are similar and most of them have this “secret” hole. I took this picture from a HP Pavilion zv5000 series laptop. The hole is marked with a white circle.
This picture was taken from a Toshiba Satellite A105 laptop.
January 7th, 2013 at 1:45 pm
It worked!!! Thanks
November 19th, 2012 at 9:34 pm
Well… The PaperClip broke in it…. How do I get it out…?
November 6th, 2012 at 9:08 pm
THANK U SOOOOO MUCH U SAVED MY LIFE!!!
August 8th, 2012 at 2:40 am
Hi!
I have multiple problems right now. I forgot my windows 7 password and there’s a cd stuck, I found that hole, I did the same as described but it doesn’t eject the disc at all. I have a Samsung Serie 7. Please, some illumination!!! Thanks!
July 10th, 2012 at 11:48 pm
god damn! it work! thanks you a lot.. it help me so much! < &_&.. thanks.. GREAT!~!!!!!!!!!!
May 17th, 2012 at 6:33 pm
I love you…you rescued my Sims 3!
March 21st, 2012 at 2:58 am
Thanks so much for your help! Cheers!
February 11th, 2012 at 9:16 am
Thank you sooooo much!I almost lost my sims 3 pets game and everyone knows those things aren’t cheap.
December 10th, 2011 at 11:02 pm
Thank you… it’s working
May 23rd, 2011 at 10:20 pm
[...] Now I’m going to remove the CD/DVD optical drive. Remove one screw securing the CD/DVD drive to the laptop base and open the drive with a paper clip. [...]