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Orient the drive so that the bottom side (and the attached 3.5" drive) faces up
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Unscrew the two indicated screws
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Remove the front bezel by pulling it away from the drive
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Re-orient the drive to be right-side-up
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Remove the three indicated screws
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Remove the top cover by lifting it up and away from the drive
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The engage/eject latch mechanism is shown in the red box in picture 1
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Fully depress the engage/eject button
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Slowly allow (or force if stuck) the engage/eject arm to release while rotating the latch (red arrow) in such a way that it no longer encapsulates the latch pin (blue circle)
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Fully release the engage/eject arm and remove the stuck disk
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