Solved Opening a closed, uninstalled DVD Player with Disc inside

bobland

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I swapped out my DVD player for a Blu Ray but I forgot to take out the GTA4 disc. Is there a way to get the disc out without damaging or reinstalling the DVD player?
 

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Usually there's a small pinhole at the front of the drive where you can insert something like a straightened paper clip and pop the tray open.
 

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Also you can just connect the proper desktop power cord to it just long enough to tap the front open/close button to eject it. You don't need to have the data cabe connected.
 

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The pin didn't work but Doc's suggestion did. I was trying to avoid crawling under the desk to re-open the computer but that was the only choice and it worked.
 

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Intel i7-4790K
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ASRock Z97 Extreme6
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2 x 4GB G.Skill RipJaws 13800
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MSI GTX 970 Gaming
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Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
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BenQ 3200
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1440p
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Corsair 250GB SSD
WD RED 2 TB SATA
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Cooler Master 932 HAF
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Noctua NH-D14
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Roccat Ryos MK
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Security Essentials
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FireFox Latest
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Moving to Windows 10
Good Job bobland
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS
Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU
AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard
SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
Memory
2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
Graphics Card(s)
Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card
on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays
19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc widescr,22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
PSU
430w, 550w, 600w, 700, 800, etc
Case
All Generic Full Towers
Cooling
Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
Keyboard
Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
Mouse
Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
Internet Speed
Fast Cable InterNet
Antivirus
AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
Browser
IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
Other Info
Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
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