I was having a similar problem with my DVD player, but the most DVD players don't have the pin hole. I was forced to take the unit apart. What a hassle, it's a mystery to me why the DVD players don't have the holes. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carl Lowenstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Main Discussion List for KPLUG" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: CD-ROM drive jammed Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 11:43:35 -0700
> > You must believe that it is easier to get a jammed disk out of a slot > than to get a motor-driven tray to work. Also you must not believe in > using the smaller sizes of CDs. The 80mm 300MB size or the > business-card 50MB size. > > carl > > > On 6/17/05, Lan Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Fri, Jun 17, 2005 at 11:04:59AM -0700, Todd Walton wrote: > > > I have a CD-ROM drive (okay, actually CD-RW) that has jammed. The CD > > > tray will not eject. How would one go about fixing this problem? Or > > > is this something that generally nixes any fixability? > > > > Wouldn't it be nice if all CD drives were the insert-into-a-slot type, > > > like car stereos? > > > > -todd > > > > You may know this, but most CD drives have a pin hole somewhere in their > > bezel that allows one to insert a straightened paperclip and manually > > eject the CD. > > > > -- Lan Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Linux Guy, SCM Specialist 858-354-0616 > > > > > > -- [email protected] > > http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list > > > > > -- > carl lowenstein marine physical lab u.c. san diego > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > [email protected] > http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
