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It should look as though your Mac has started again If it has, release the keys when you hear the second startup chime. It is not worth trying to repair a defective CD-ROM drive. Shut down or restart your Mac Switch it back on and immediately press these four keys together for at least 20 seconds: Option, Command, P, and R. If, after following the above recommendations you cannot open the CD-ROM drive using the front button, it's likely defective and should be replaced. You can also try connecting the CD-ROM drive to the ATAPI interface on the sound card or motherboard, if available. For older computers and CD-ROM drives, if the drive included an interface card, use the interface card to see if the issue is resolved. If the drive can be opened with the data cable disconnected, try a different cable.

Once the IDE or SATA cable is disconnected, power on the computer and see if the CD-ROM drive tray can be opened. Temporarily disconnect the IDE or SATA cable to verify that you are not experiencing incompatibility between the CD-ROM drive and motherboard. If you have an IBM compatible computer, recently installed the CD-ROM drive and cannot open it, you may have a compatibility issue. Using a paper clip is only meant to be a temporary solution and we recommend you replace the drive. If you cannot open the CD-ROM drive without using a paper clip, we do not recommend continuing to do so. What to do if CD or DVD stuck in the drive?.This wont work for non-ExFat drives, as macOS manages them differently. But usually, a stuck CD is blocking the way. When I try to connect the Apple SuperDrive or an external DVD drive and try to. If it cannot open any further, it's likely that the gears in the CD-ROM drive have become damaged or dislodged. If CD-ROM tray opens part of the way, pull it gently to see if you can get it to open fully.

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You may need to apply some pressure to activate the manual tray ejection. Unwind a paper clip and place one end of the paper clip into the hole to eject the CD-ROM tray.

Expand DVD/CD-ROM drives, right-click the optical drive listed, then click.

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Look for the small manual eject hole (not the headphone jack) on the front of the drive. Boot to the Windows 10 desktop, then launch Device Manager by pressing Windows key + X and clicking Device Manager. If you suspect that a CD may be stuck in the drive, the tray needs to be ejected manually.

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How to verify CD-ROM cables are correctly connected.

Reseat the power cable to make sure this is not the problem. If you have recently installed a new optical drive or you have moved the computer, the power cable to the CD-ROM may have become loose or disconnected. If this ejects your CD-ROM drive tray, the button on the disc drive is defective, and we recommend the drive be replaced. If you are running Microsoft Windows, open My Computer, right-click the disc drive icon and choose the option to Eject. Click on the Eject button in the menubar. Restart the MAC and after the chime press and hold down the left mouse button (left corner on your touch pad) until the disc ejects. Programs used to burn CDs are a common culprit. Ejecting the stuck disc can usually be done in one of the following ways: 1. Find Disk Utility in Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility. If the tray can eject as it's booting but stops working after loading your operating system, something loading is preventing the drive tray from opening. Open Disk Utility and see if your external drive appears here. If you are unsure, reboot the computer and as it is booting up, eject the tray.

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Locking device or software installedįirst, verify no locking software is installed that prevents the tray from opening. If you make it through all of these troubleshooting steps, the issue should be resolved! If not, your drive has a serious issue and will need the controller board replaced or the whole drive replaced since they are pretty cheap now in days.If your tray opens, but will not play a CD or DVD, see: How to fix a CD-ROM, DVD, or disc drive not working in Windows. If you had been downloading a bunch of files and installing stuff, then you will probably want to run a really good virus and malware scan and also set your computer's boot sequence to boot from the hard drive before the CD/DVD drive! If these troubleshooting tips don't resolve the issue, then you will want to remove the drive, clean it really well, then put it back in making sure all the wires and everything are all seated well. Thanks, closeup22! The issue is most likely going to be due to dust if you run into this issue and haven't installed or updated stuff recently before the issue started.

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