[PLUG] Optical Drive Door Won't Open

[Dick Steffens]

On 08/30/2013 12:22 PM, John Jason Jordan wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Aug 2013 11:16:34 -0700
> Dick Steffens <dick at dicksteffens.com> dijo:
>
>> When I push the button on my DVD writer the light goes on, but the
>> drawer doesn't open. I ran:
> The high-tech tool for this is the paper clip. One one side of the Open
> button or the other there is always a tiny hole, just wide enough to
> admit a paper clip bent open. Sometimes you have to peer carefully to
> see the hole, but I've never seen an optical drive without one.
>
> Once you get the drive open you can investigate what might have caused
> it to get stuck. In my experience some drives just hang occasionally
> without any apparent reason. That is, I'm sure there is a reason, but
> armed with my trusty paper clip I've never found it worth the effort to
> figure it out.

(Back from lunch.)

I tried opening the drawer with a paper clip. That was successful. So, I 
put a blank CD in, manually closed the door, fired up Brasero only to be 
told that there is "No disc available". Now I'm wondering if it's 
possible a cable isn't firmly seated - seated enough to show that the 
drive is present and turn on the light, but not seated firmly enough to 
cause the drawer to open when told to. That sounds a little lame, but 
it's what comes to mind.


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Regards,

Dick Steffens