Can anyone suggest something to try to get my C drive draw open? When I press the button there's noises suggesting it wants to open and the light starts flashing but no luck.
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Can anyone suggest something to try to get my C drive draw open? When I press the button there's noises suggesting it wants to open and the light starts flashing but no luck.
e mare libertas
Is it a CD or DVD drive?
If so, there should be a pinhole opening somewhere around the tray - stick an unfolded paperclip into it and push, and it should pop open.
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- mikey
Loving life in the Bay
If you're talking about a CD/DVDROM drive then there should be a little hole somewhere on the front face. Bend a paper clip straight and carefully push in through the hole to manually release the drive platter.
If it's a hard drive draw on a laptop then you need to shut it down first. There may also be a couple of screws you need to remove before the drive will drop out.
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Dan, you're a fucking legend.
Edit: And mowgli.
Am I the only pillock who didn't know about the little hole?
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Pussy files for future reference... just checked my hard drive, there IS a small hole a paperclip will fit in. ThanksOriginally Posted by jrandom
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No no, it's his C drive he wants open! You need a set of jeweller's screw drivers for that - remove the top case and ignore the "Do not open" sticker. Then move the arm out of the way and carefully remove the shiney metal discs (don't get your finger prints on them!)...
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Ah ha. So not the only pillock then.
e mare libertas
Yes; forensic drive examination software would be all over those like a rash.
kiwibiker is full of love, an disrespect.
- mikey
parting of the sensory
... and then you'd have to slather it with a topical ointment to get rid of the rash.
And then the drive would be fookted.
... and that's what I think.
Or summat.
Or maybe not...
Dunno really....
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Correct! You could write a comprehensive list of my computer knowledge on the back of a postage stamp with a carpenter's pencil...Ah ha. So not the only pillock then.
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Ok, now when I close the draw with the disc in, the draw just automatically opens again.
(Or should I just set these valve clearances to whatever the fuck I feel like?)
e mare libertas
Try twiddling the paperclip in the hole a bit to free the release catch.
Otherwise, congratulations, you need a new CD drive. You can probably get one at the local computer shop for about $30.
kiwibiker is full of love, an disrespect.
- mikey
parting of the sensory
D'Oh!D'Oh!!
You missed an opportunity for some smartarse comments to Katman about responsible computer operating and stuff.
I'd write summat, but I'm all hyped up on a double-shot flat white and double choc muffin
And keyboard dyslexia has kicked in (but you wouldn't know it because of careful editing).
... and that's what I think.
Or summat.
Or maybe not...
Dunno really....
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Don't give me any responsible computer operating crap!D'Oh!
You missed an opportunity for some smartarse comments to Katman about responsible computer operating and stuff.
I'd write summat, but I'm all hyped up on a double-shot flat white and double choc muffin
And keyboard dyslexia has kicked in (but you wouldn't know it because of careful editing).
I'll be taking to it with a fucking great hammer in a minute.
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You are responsible for what happens to your computer you know.
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