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    Can't eject disk from Blu-ray burner BD-5850H in AW18 R1 (2013)

    Discussion in 'Alienware 18 and M18x' started by rerfy, Aug 21, 2015.

  1. rerfy

    rerfy Notebook Enthusiast

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    The only way I can remove the disk is to go into windows 8 and open My Computer and right click on the drive and click "eject". Pressing the eject key on the keyboard does not work (in BIOS too). Alienware OSD is installed. Windows 8.1 x64.

    Any suggestions as to how I eject the disk without clicking eject?

    My previous drive is DL-8A4SH. It eject correctly.
     
    rerfy, Aug 21, 2015
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  2. Mr. Fox

    Mr. Fox BGA Filth-Hating Elitist®

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    Nope. Get a tiny drill bit and make a neat and tidy (almost invisible) hole in the chassis and use a paper clip. Then, you'll never be in that position again. Permanent fix that nobody but you will ever know about. I've never really understood why there wasn't one in the chassis from the factory.

    Just remember... measure twice, drill once.
     
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    rerfy Notebook Enthusiast

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    This drive does not have a button...

    Any info about a 100% working "eject" button BD burner models in AW18?
     
    rerfy, Aug 21, 2015
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    Are you sure? All of my slot loaders do, but you have to look for it. With no bezel on the face, you have to look inside the drive to find the eject mechanism. A flashlight may be needed, because some of them are set back a ways inside of the drive. That's why I said measure twice, drill once.

    The drive is so easy to access on the Alienware 18, you should be able to look without much effort. There could be some slot load drives that have no manual eject mechanism whatsoever, but not any that I have seen.
     
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    I found LG CA40N is official drive in AW18, but it only bd combo drive...
     
    rerfy, Aug 23, 2015
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    rerfy, Dec 7, 2015
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    type the following script into notepad and save as Eject CD.vbs

    Set oWMP = CreateObject("WMPlayer.OCX.7" )
    Set colCDROMs = oWMP.cdromCollection

    if colCDROMs.Count >= 1 then
    For i = 0 to colCDROMs.Count - 1
    colCDROMs.Item(i).Eject
    Next ' cdrom
    End If


    Create a folder in Program Files called Eject CD and place the Eject CD.vbs file in it. Right click on the Eject CD.vbs file and click Send To ->: Desktop - Create Shortcut.

    Just click on the shortcut to eject a cd or dvd. If you want to do it with one press of a key then on the left side of your keyboard you have the 5 macro keys. Set one up to run Eject CD.vbs so all you need to do is press that key to eject a cd.

    Works perfectly here

    File attached in zip format
     

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    Last edited: Dec 15, 2015
    heywheelie, Dec 15, 2015
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