Open the CD drive when the PC is switched off
Even if your PC is switched off, you can open the CD drive with a trick.
Open the CD drive with a paper clip when the PC is switched off
Almost every CD drive has a small hole next to the open button. When the PC is switched off, you can open the CD drive with a paper clip.
- Take a paper clip or other thin object.
- Put it in the small hole.
- The drive jumps open a little and you can easily pull it open and take out the CD.
- You can then slide the drive in as usual.
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