[PLUG] Optical Drive Door Won't Open

[Dick Steffens]

When I push the button on my DVD writer the light goes on, but the 
drawer doesn't open. I ran:

sudo lshw -html > ~/Desktop/hardware.html

and see:

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id:    cdrom
description:     DVD-RAM writer
product:     DRW-24B1ST c
vendor:     ASUS
physical id:     1
bus info:     scsi at 3:0.0.0
logical name:     /dev/cdrom
logical name:     /dev/cdrw
logical name:     /dev/dvd
logical name:     /dev/dvdrw
logical name:     /dev/sr0
version:     1.05
capabilities:     removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r dvd-ram
configuration:
ansiversion    =    5
status    =    nodisc
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So I'm assuming that the problem must be with the drawer itself. Has 
anyone ever seen this before? Any recommendations on what to do about it?

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Regards,

Dick Steffens