Cd Drive Wont Open

dvd drive will open but other cd one wont...before there was just dvd and that wouldnt open so i put in new power supply and also a cd... now dvd will open but cd wont --it will blink green though

could it be jumper is misplaced?

dvd jumper is set as slave

as for cd jumper not sure

 

it couldnt be data cable is it?then old power supply is ok

 

Jumper? How old is this computer? Master and Slave (and CS or cable select) jumpers have not been used for many years. And they were only needed with EIDE (PATA) drives because those cables supported two drives. Setting the jumpers told the system which drive to use. Jumpers are not used for SATA drives because SATA cables only support one drive per cable.

It would not be a data cable issue. The Eject button should work with just power connected.

If these really are EIDE drives, then I would suspect the drive gave up the ghost due to age.

However, something could be jammed in there. So straighten out a paperclip. Then look for a tiny hole in the front of the drive and insert the paperclip straight in until you hit something. Then gently push to manually pop open the tray. Inspect to make sure no foreign object is in there (like a forgotten disk). Then see if the Eject button works now.

 

YES A JUMPER HAHA

 

i guess ive never worked on a modern computer

yes i opened it with a strait pin

the new power supply is old but new and has a mixture of IDE and black end cables and i bet they dont even make those anymore

 

i think it just got old and is useless and i cant get it out because case is riveted on one side

 

I hate it when they did that. Just another reason I don't like factory assembled computers.

Note that some times, the drives are not screwed in on that riveted side. They are held in place with little tines that insert in the screw holes on that side. So if you have access to one side of the drive to remove the screws on that side, the drive may still come out.

On other cases, the drives are mounted in removable drive cages. So make sure that is not an option here.

 

ok thnks i never knew that

i gave up for now and have dvd set as bootup and disconnected other cables

 

Sometimes there is a very small hole on the DVD-drive. By inserting a very sharp pointy thing. It manually opens the CD drive.
It was a while back...
s.

 

As noted in post #3 above.

I came across a no-name, generic DVD drive a few years ago that also didn't have one - or so we thought. Turns out it did, but it was not on the front panel. When we pulled the drive to replace it, only then did we see the tiny hole on top of the drive. Pushed in a paper clip and the tray popped open, exposing a playing card inside!

Of course nobody knew how a playing card got in there but the tiny "sticky" finger prints were a clue! Removed the card, connected the drive back up and it worked perfectly after that.

 

Deep apologies...
Rushing in is certainly my style.
Deep respect,
s.

 

So is mine.
However, the DVD drive has 2 screws on each side but, they are not retaining screws. The screw heads slide inside a slot. One screw head is 'gripped' by a sturdy plastic bracket that slides up to release it. Then the drive can be pushed out the front of the case. (All 5 drives are retained this way).
You might need to remove the front panel.

 

Just tried plodr's suggestion from post #10. Opened my no-name dvd/cd faster than I could push the 'like' button!

 

Well the problem with that program is the drive has to be connected and the computer up and running. If that is the case, then you can just go to File Explorer, right-click on the optical drive and click on the Eject option.

 

Yup. Has always worked for me.

 

Yeah, but you never know when right click or even file explorer might go buggy, especially with updates the way they go now-a-days. Since the program has been 'outed' I think I'll keep a copy in the toolbox. Thank you!

 

Huh? You never know when a meteor will fall out of the sky and conk you on the head either.

I don't recall File Explorer ever going "buggy" with W10. And for the record, updates "now-a-days" for the vast majority of users never cause problems either.

FTR, I never said there was anything wrong with that program. Just note it actually triggers the same eject routine as the right-click Eject option in File Manager does. Its advantage is the convenience of having a short cut to on your desktop - if you need it.

 

A meteor?...... that's going way out there, ain't it. ............. And I never even said Win 10!

But read the forums, plenty of write-ins of problems after updates of many products.

I wasn't asking permission to like something or someones' sharing!

 

missed the edit time

https://www.google.com/search?clien...t+responding&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8


11 million results!!

 

I do read the forums - multiple forums every day. Plus I own an IT consulting, custom computers and electronics repair shop, and I've been providing IT support for over 45 years. But of course, I still have lots to learn but I do know there are over 1.6 billion Windows computers out there. Do you seriously expect each and every one to never have problems?

Again, I am not saying that is a bad program. And if a shortcut is kept on the desktop, Quick Launch toolbar, Pinned to the Start menu or the Taskbar, then it certainly is much more convenient than navigating through File Manager. And that alone may make it worthwhile to many users.

What I am saying is "file explorer might go buggy" and "especially with updates the way they go now-a-days" are not good, or even valid reasons to have it.

LOL - I'm afraid you don't understand what that means. But since you want everyone to believe that means 11 million different users all have "buggy file explorer" problems , note 11 million is less than .7 of 1% of all Windows users.

Oh, and BTW, why is "file explorer might go buggy" not a valid reason? Because File Explorer is what allows users to interact with our Desktops. So if File Explorer is not responsive, how are you going to click on that program's icon?

 

All I can say is ..Sorry JonahWales....