Help! I just put an old CD of mine (from 1999) into my laptop in order to download it onto iTunes. However, it is not showing up on iTunes, and I can't manually eject it from the computer.
Any ideas? Or should I just take it to the Geek Squad?
2007-01-15 04:30:32 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Here's how to get your CD out:
If you haven't shut down and restarted your computer, do that first. That solves a lot of problems with CD mechanisms.
Now, if it's still not working:
If you have a door in front of your entire CD tray open it. If the CD tray front is showing, there is a small hole below the door. This is an emergency eject mechanism. Use a straightened paper clip (a larger clip works better than a small one) and insert it into the small access hole. You'll have to feel around, but you'll be able to turn the gears manually and get the CD tray to start ejecting.
2007-01-15 04:38:17 · answer #1 · answered by Barry B 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
On the front of CD drives there is typically a small little pinhole. (It is usually on the portion of the drive that actually ejects when you press the eject button.) At any rate, it's for mechanical ejection. With the computer off, insert something small and narrow (like a paperclip) into the hole, and this should activate a mechanical ejection of the disc.
2007-01-15 04:37:56 · answer #2 · answered by jackbellows2003 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try putting a needle in the little hole on the door of the drive, that should make the bay of the drive open as if it were ejecting but manually. I don't know if you already tried that because you were a little vague in the description of how you tried to manually eject the disk. Anyway, I hope that helps. Good luck.
2007-01-15 04:39:45 · answer #3 · answered by Ghandric 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually, next to the eject button on the CD Rom drive, there is a pin hole... take a paperclip, or object small enough for the hole, and push it. There is a small reset button that will automatically eject the CD. You can do this with the unit on or off.
2007-01-15 04:35:06 · answer #4 · answered by Jared L 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your Cd drive is stuck reading the CD over and over- trying to figure out what it is on, simply restarting your computer and unplugging it for about 2 minutes should do it (eject the Cd whenever your computer starts)
2007-01-15 04:35:18 · answer #5 · answered by darkcloud617 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the CD you put in is simply not readable . Thats why its not showing up ... nothing much to worry .
Try restarting the machine and once it is restarted and u see your desktop , eject the CD again
it will come out
2007-01-15 04:36:30 · answer #6 · answered by tublu 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The disk has been trapped interior thechronic, it apparently got here of the tray at the same time as it replaced into ejected. if you're accessible, you are able to open the computer and get rid of the CD-Romchronic. you'll then want to open thechronic to retreieve your disc. this may void the guaranty on your cd-romchronic regardless of the reality that. notwithstanding it appears like it needs to get replaced in any case. in case you dismantle thechronic to get your disc, get a clean one out of your community computer keep to placed again interior the computer. extra ideal threat-free than sorry.
2016-11-24 19:15:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is usally an emergency eject button it is a little openig on the front of the cd drive just big enough for a needle to fit in it use that
2007-01-15 04:37:57 · answer #8 · answered by lemon_mool 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest going on your main screen opening up my computer right click your cd drive and left click the eject option. It works on my desktop so try it on yours.
Good luck
2007-01-15 04:35:56 · answer #9 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Geek squad. THis happened to me before. My disk drive crashed, and the best thing to do is to take it to geek squad, they'll get ur cd, then have them install a new one
2007-01-15 04:35:39 · answer #10 · answered by gregelectro13 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋