--- In [email protected], J <dreadpiratej...@...> wrote: > > On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 13:31, Darksyde <m_alexande...@...> wrote: > > Unfortunately you were right...it didn't. Why would MS have stolen any > > good ideas from Mac > when designing their PC? lol > > In keeping with Scott's line of stupid questions ;-) I have my own... > does your Dell have the eject hotbutton at the top of the keyboard? > The Alienware I mentioned before that has the same kind of drive setup > (the slot load deal) had an eject button next to all the hot buttons > at the top (where the media play, wireless on/off, etc are) and the > only time I've run into where the OS eject command or the eject disk > option from context menus failed, holding pressure on that eject > button worked. > > It even works during startup (the POST phase) once things start coming online. > > Probably won't help you, but it's worth a shot. > > Beyond that, you'll probably have to remove the drive. I know on mine, > it's not too hard to get to the drive behind the slot... just a couple > screws, IIRC. It was made to be easily removable so you could swap it > out later for the Blue-ray burner. > > HTH, and good luck! > > Jeff > Thanks, Jeff, but I've tried holding the eject button (on the top) and that didn't work. The real bitch is that, since mine is a laptop, the drive is integrated into the machine, not quite as accessible as one on a desktop. If it were a d'top I would probably (after a couple of vodka's) get pissed (no pun intended here...I wouldn't have to get pissed ((UK definition)) to get pissed-off enough to tear into it) and be willing to try to remove the little bugger. Maybe I'm just looking for a good excuse to buy a new computer, though I can't reasonably afford to do that. OK, Jeff, and everyone else who wishes to comment-- weighing the options, is it better to repair or replace? The machine is out of warranty, of course, and probably only needs to have the drive removed. Its construction was shabby from the beginning so the alignment of existing parts could be accomplished at the same time. The screen is a perfect 17 inches, RAM is adequate, and I can live with 4 USB ports, though I would like more. On the other hand, should the repair cost more than, say $500, it might be better to get a similar machine without the CD drive (buying an external one of course) with a couple more USB ports (can you ever have too many? lol) and more RAM. Also to be considered is the question of whether or not to have a Dell repair facility do the work. Mark
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