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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.
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. [...]
May 19th, 2010 at 1:09 pm
Jackie Jordan, try pressing Crtl + J and it might eject the cd if thats the answer your looking for because it helped with me.
May 10th, 2010 at 11:47 am
My laptop is a dell and you just putthe disk in but, theres no hole for mines so what can I do? I try playing a DVD on Media, but it keeps saying, “Empty disk D:” and now I cant eject it so what am I to do?
July 7th, 2009 at 10:03 am
My Laptop(samsung R60plus) DVD drive stays open, refuses to close when powered on, but can be closed when shutdown. D laptop recognises it, i can play cd or install program by holding on to d drive door. It makes a click like sound and led light blinks when d door is pushed inside, then it comes out again. Pls what can i do to make d drive door stay closed while powered on?
June 18th, 2009 at 10:11 am
I have a hp laptop and my cd disc is stuck. I tried the paper clip and it still didn’t work for me. Do you have any other suggestions? If so,please let me know. Thank you
November 11th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
You could not have made it any easier for me!! thanks!!
October 1st, 2008 at 10:25 am
Thanks for suggetion. It is really worked out.
September 23rd, 2008 at 2:11 am
Thanks guys! it worked
September 1st, 2008 at 3:17 pm
thankyou thankyou thankyou!!! my computer panic is now aborted thanks to your express cd removal whoever you are i officially love you!!!