Dell XPS M1530 CD not ejecting

Hi,
I was trying to re-partition my Dell XPS M1530 to make it a Windows / Ubuntu.
The second time the same thing happened and now I'm unable to remove the DVD from the slot-drive.
I even removed CD-ROM from the bootable devices list and still get the same error.
Is there any way to force - eject the DVD from the slot-drive ?

 

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USERS WHO MENTION INTALLING Mac OS X on non-Apple hardware WILL BE WARNED STICK TO THE ISSUE IF YOU WISH TO POST ON THIS THREAD. (Issue: getting a cd out of a slot load drive)

 

My Basic question is : How can you force-eject a CD/DVD from the slot-drive other than from the Eject button on the Media bar ?
In regular CD-ROM drives, there is a pinhole. On inserting a pin in it, it releases some hardware clasp internally and causes the CD to eject.
Is there anything similar on the Dell XPS M1530 ?

 

Did some Googling for you, and came across this thread. In one of the posts it links to this YouTube video explaining a method for removing a stuck disc from a slot-loading drive. You may want to try it, though I warn you in advance that I only did the digging and have no clue how safe and/or practical the advice in the video may be. Use at your own risk! Being on dial-up and having a tray-loading drive, I didn't feel the desire to wait for the video to load...

 

Thanks !!
But you are right. The video does look a bit dangerous.
Not to mention I need to sacrifice two credit cards for it ;-)

 

You didn't happen to put a disc in the slot while another disc was already in there did you? I did that and it could not eject and there is no pinhole like with tray eject drives. I called Dell and they very nicely let me send it in (in Canada the basic guarantee comes with depot return service, not in home) for them to take out the drive and the discs even though I did not have accidental coverage. You might want to ask them if they could repair it for you. The other thing you could do is simply take apart the computer to get to the drive because I have heard that once you have the drive out, you can get discs out. Of course, that is a big operation but it is an option.

 

i would NOT recommend sticking anything inside of the slot load drive since you will most likely damange the drive permanently. i dont know how much slot load drives for notebooks cost but im sure theyre a bit on the pricey side. i'd get dell to fix it.

 

i was having the same problem

 

Hi raseel,

Just curious, were you successful in getting the DVD out of the drive and, subsequently, installing Mac OS X on your Windows machine? Can you recommend any good websites with walkthroughs for installing Mac OS X on a Windows laptop?

Thanks!

 

Nullspace, did you not read the second post of this thread? You might want to edit your post.

 

Ha ok my xps was having the exact same problem, stuck in the slot, i was even tempted using the credit card way of fixing it seen on youtube on that apple.. But i managed to eject my cd in a totally non harmful way! holding the pc i turned it onto its side so that the cd slot was facing the ground and as i pressed the eject button on the media thing i gave it a tiny shake! the cd thinks hard of coming out but it will come out on the first go! This worked for me anyway hope the same happens 4 u!

 

I got lucky: I powered my machine down, waited about 30 seconds, and restarted it. Before logging in, I hit the eject button, and the blasted thing came out!! Thank goodness, I was dreading having to explain it to my husband in the morning...

 

I've had to forcibly remove a CD stuck in an iMac once. Take a thin stiff piece of something, like a credit card or ID card, or one of those useless demo credit cards that people keep sending you in the mail. Stick it about 1 cm into the slot load drive, with the leading edge held downwards so that it slides under the CD. Then tilt the card slightly so that there is some pressure on the bottom of the disk. Hit the eject button and pull the card out. Try this a few times, see whether the drive makes any more effort to eject the disk.

Anyway, hopefully the OP has resolved this in four months.