all of a sudden the rom drive on my laptop would not eject. it does not do anything and the disc lamp is lit all the time. there's a cd-rw stuck inside which i cant remove coz it wont eject. this happened right after the internet interruption due to the earthquake in taiwan. is it connected? help anyone!
2007-01-23 06:08:19 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Open the case and check that the connections are good. If they are you unfortunatly probably need to buy a new one. They are not worth getting fixed as they only cost about $40 give or take. They are really easy to replace.
2007-01-23 06:15:14 · answer #1 · answered by Eric 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Punky,
Have you been able to restart? If so, try ejecting the cd-rom while the computer is booting up, it has worked for me before. Otherwise just unfold a paper clip and stick it into the small opening on the cd-rom drive while pressing the eject button.
Someone above mentioned opening your case to "check your connections," I highly recommend that you NOT do this. Unless you are familiar with the inside of a laptop, do NOT open the case. Also, this often will void any warranties that you may have covering your laptop.
Good luck!
2007-01-23 14:18:45 · answer #2 · answered by bigbill 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Re-start the computer when the computer is starting up press the eject button . if the cd-rom door dont open power off the computer remove the power there is a pin hole under the cd-rom door put a pin in that and push it in the door will open on the cd-rom .. remove the cd dont not push the cd-rom door back in just power back up the computer and the door will close its self
2007-01-23 14:16:17 · answer #3 · answered by me and you 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There should be a hole, as mentioned above to poke an unbent paperclip in but have you also tried rebooting? Try a restart and if that doesn't work a hard boot and then go poking around.
Just yesterday a coworker had a cd-r stuck and not showing up and after doing a hard boot, the computer "recognised" that it had a cd in it and was able to eject.
Good luck!
2007-01-23 14:17:29 · answer #4 · answered by kerridwen09 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is usually a little hole you can poke a paper clip or something through to pop a CD out on a normal CD rom, see if your laptop has one.
2007-01-23 14:12:57 · answer #5 · answered by superfunkmasta 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably just a old drive that is worn out get it repaired i dont think its related to the japan thing
2007-01-23 14:18:11 · answer #6 · answered by sportsfreak711 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋