Yes, all drives do, even new ones. James Scholes
================================================================================ Contact Details: E-mail/MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype: james.scholes Phone: (44)7765365980 Check out my blog at http://jamesscholes.wordpress.com -------------------------------------------------- From: "Jacob Kruger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 7:50 PM To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] My CD Drive on my pc wont Oapin > In the old days almost all the CDRom drives on computers had a small pin > sized hole on the front, and they were there so that if it got stuck, you > could basically stick a straightened out paperclip in there, and it would > release the mechanism, so that you could then open the tray without any > trouble, and when you then closed it again, it would click back into > 'gear'. > > Not sure if newer things still have this, and obviously it wouldn't be all > that easy for a VI person to find that hole as such. > > HTH > > Jacob Kruger > Blind Biker > Skype: BlindZA > '...Fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "rcham27" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 7:50 PM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] My CD Drive on my pc wont Oapin > > >> This happened to me a few days ago. >> I had to manually pull and shake the drawer a little bit in order for it >> to >> work. >> >> Rich >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Mich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "blind-computing @jaws-users.com" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 10:07 AM >> Subject: [Blind-Computing] My CD Drive on my pc wont Oapin >> >> >>> Hi all. I am having a problem. My top cd drive on my pc when I press the >>> button I hear it sounding like it is going to open but it doesn't. It >>> seems to be sticking or something. I am just wondering what might be >>> going >>> on? and what I can do about it? There is no cd in the drive but it just >>> wont open it wont bring out the tray. This just started happening. Many >>> Thanks for any help that any one can give me. from Mich Verrier from New >>> Liskeard Ontario Canada. >>> Visit the Blind Computing List home page at: >>> http://www.blind-computing.com >>> Address for the list archives: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>> To post to this group, send email to >>> [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject >>> or body of a blank message to: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Use the following form in order to contact the management team >>> http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php >>> If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the >>> following address: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> Visit the Blind Computing List home page at: >> http://www.blind-computing.com >> Address for the list archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> To post to this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject >> or body of a blank message to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Use the following form in order to contact the management team >> http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php >> If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the >> following address: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > > Visit the Blind Computing List home page at: > http://www.blind-computing.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Visit the Blind Computing List home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
