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Cd rom tray stuck
Name: PRESERVER95 Date: October 21, 2005 at 19:55:51 Pacific OS: WINDOWS XP CPU/Ram: PENTIUM 4
Comment:
MY CD ROM DRIVE ON MY PC HAS A TRAY THAT COMES OUT TO ACCEPT AND TAKE IN CD TO BE READ AS WITH MOST COMPUTERS. HOWEVER, THIS TRAY IS NOW IN THE STUCK POSITION AND THE MOTOR/MECHANICAL DEVICE THAT THE PC INTERNALLY USES TO PUSH OUT THE TRAY DOESN'T SEEM TO BE WORKING. I CAN MANUALLY CAUTIOUSLY TAKE IT OUT BUT OTHERWISE IT WON'T COME OUT TO TAKE THE CD INWARD. SHORT OF BUYING A NEW CD DRIVE WHAT CAN I DO TO SOLVE THIS HARDWARE PROBLEM?
LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO WORRY ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE OUT OF YOUR CONTROL.
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