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    Stuck Disk

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by fright88, May 27, 2011.

  1. fright88

    fright88 Notebook Geek

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    So I am an idiot please disregard forgot about the eject button
     
    fright88, May 27, 2011
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  2. ECKS

    ECKS Notebook Prophet

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    LOLz you talking about the eject button on our media bar? I forgot about that one too :p :) :D But what if that button doesn't work? This slotload drive no longer has the little pinhole where you stick a paperclip in it to eject the drive.
     
    ECKS, May 28, 2011
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  3. juliant

    juliant Notebook Deity

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    You can go on 'My Computer', right click on the drive / eject. If that doesn't work, to a 'power drain' and try again. Finally, if none works, call Dell to fix it or if you can open it yourself, that will be the final step.

    Personally, I bought a BLU-RE from ebay for 50$ including shipment and replaced it myself (it took about an hour to change it). It works just fine without no issues...
     
    juliant, May 28, 2011
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