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Repairing Jammed Optical Drives
Introduction
| Difficulty: | Moderate |
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Did your optical drive devour your favorite Doors album? Worry no more! This guide will show you how to remove a jammed disk from your optical drive.
Tools used in this guide
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Step 1
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Optical Drives
With the optical drive removed from the computer, remove the screws securing the top panel of the optical drive.
Step 2
With the screws removed, shift the top panel slightly toward the rear of the optical drive so the retaining tabs clear the body of the drive.
Lift the top panel off the optical drive.
Step 3
Remove any objects stuck in the optical drive.
If a disk is stuck in the drive, simply lift it off the spindle motor.
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I successfully unstock the disc, but when reassembled, the computer does exactly the same thing as when the disc was inside, it seems that the mechanism is stock in position, so it doesn't move from there.
I was able to get the disc out but the drive was shot, good thing I got a new to put in. A spring- loaded lever in the front of the drive was in the up position so it would let the disc out.