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My mom got a cd stuck in her 505X. umm help?!

post #1 of 9
8/20/04 at 7:31pm
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haha any ideas on how to get it out?

I tried pressing the eject button and clicking on the drive and hitting eject but nothing works.

It's a gateway 505x. I'm baffled as to what she did to get this thing stuck.

Thanks,
--JR
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post #2 of 9
8/20/04 at 8:33pm
On most drives there is a small hole somewhere on the faceplate where you can insert the end of a paper clip to manually open the tray. Mine is on the right side of the eject button. Good luck getting that CD out.
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post #3 of 9
8/20/04 at 8:41pm
The problem is that the CD-Drive on the M505X/XL is a slot loading drive. I don't see the emergency eject hole that is on most tray drive. I guess you have to refer to Gateway Support.
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post #4 of 9
8/20/04 at 8:48pm
Nevermind. Sorry for the bum advice. I'm not too familiar with all this newfangled hardware.
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post #5 of 9
8/21/04 at 1:30pm
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ya i just looked.. no emergency eject button

I'll keep pondering. In the meantime i've emailed gateway tech support, I wonder if that'll get me anywhere.

Thanks,
--JR
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post #6 of 9
8/21/04 at 6:11pm
better your moms cd then some porno
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post #7 of 9
8/21/04 at 7:21pm
Open up My Computer and right click on your Drive and choose Eject.
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post #8 of 9
8/21/04 at 9:39pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jonnyrobs
clicking on the drive and hitting eject but nothing works.
tried that. Thanks though.
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post #9 of 9
8/23/04 at 3:02am
i would not try anything daring like a paperclip because of all those motors used in a slot load drive.

I'd try looking on a automobile support site/forum since they usually have slot load cd players in most cars and this had to have happened somewhere in a car.
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